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Sound policy can break down barriers to energy efficiency at the local, state, regional and national levels. The Alliance promotes energy efficiency policies that are meaningful, politically viable and implementable.

Critical to the Solution

Barriers to energy efficiency — including the need for upfront capital investment, lack of consumer awareness and highly-subsidized prices for fossil fuels — often prevent even the "low-hanging fruit" from being picked. Fortunately, sound energy policy can break through these barriers and transform market conditions to create an energy-efficient nation.

Realizing energy efficiency's greatest potential is key component of the Alliance's mission and effective policy is a critical part of the solution. To achieve this goal, the Alliance Policy Team, which includes a research group and a government relations group, focuses on three main tasks:

  • Policy formulation and analysis;
  • Policy advocacy; and
  • Education of policymakers, consumers and the media.

DOE, Administration Must Take Immediate Action on Appliance Energy-Efficiency Standards To Avoid Loss of Billions in Wasted Energy Dollars

Date: 
September 5, 2005

The Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan today called on the Bush Administration and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to expedite long-overdue energy-efficiency standards for appliances and 16 new appliance standards required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

Washington, D.C., September 7, 2005 – Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan today called on the Bush Administration and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to expedite long-overdue energy-efficiency standards for appliances and 16 new appliance standards required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This is essential if the nation is to achieve the new law’s full energy-saving potential, Callahan said.

New Light Truck Fuel Economy Standards Important First Step, But Much More Reform Needed, Urges Alliance to Save Energy

Date: 
August 24, 2005

The Bush Administration unveiled new fuel economy standards for light trucks.

Washington, D.C., August 24, 2005 - Yesterday the Bush Administration unveiled new fuel economy standards for light trucks. The proposal would both revise the structure of the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) program for light trucks and would impose modest increases in the fuel economy standards for light trucks beginning in model year 2008.

Bush Signing Energy Bill is First Step; Implementation, Funding, Oil Savings Still Needed

Date: 
August 8, 2005

The Alliance to Save Energy pledges to work for full implementation and full funding of the energy-efficiency provisions in the new energy law signed by the president.

Washington, D.C., August 8, 2005 – “The Alliance to Save Energy pledges to work for full implementation and full funding of the energy-efficiency provisions in the new energy law signed by the president today,” said Alliance President Kateri Callahan. “Much work lies ahead for Congress and the administration if we are to realize the law’s energy-saving potential and reap its promised benefits for our economy, environment, and national security.

Compromise Energy Bill Moves toward Efficiency but Doesn’t Curtail U.S. Oil Addiction, Says Alliance to Save Energy

Date: 
June 28, 2005

The House-Senate energy conference report will increase the use of energy efficiency technologies to extend our nation’s energy supplies.

Washington, D.C., July 27, 2005 – “The House-Senate energy conference report will increase the use of energy efficiency technologies to extend our nation’s energy supplies,” Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan said today.

Bipartisan Group of House Members, Alliance to Save Energy Call for ‘Energy Efficiency Cornerstone Act’ to be Incorporated into Comprehensive Energy Bill

Date: 
June 28, 2005

Reps. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.), in partnership with the Alliance to Save Energy, today sent the clear message to prospective House energy bill conferees that energy efficiency must be a cornerstone of U.S. energy policy by introducing The Energy Efficiency Cornerstone Act (EECA).

Washington, D.C., June 28, 2005 – Reps. Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.), in partnership with the Alliance to Save Energy, today sent the clear message to prospective House energy bill conferees that energy efficiency must be a cornerstone of U.S. energy policy by introducing The Energy Efficiency Cornerstone Act (EECA).

Senate Energy Bill Sets Stage for Efficiency to be Cornerstone of National Energy Policy, Says Alliance to Save Energy

Date: 
June 24, 2005

The energy bill that the Senate is poised to adopt is much more balanced between decreasing U.S. energy demand and increasing supply than its House counterpart.

Washington, D.C., June 24, 2005 – “The energy bill that the Senate is poised to adopt is much more balanced between decreasing U.S. energy demand and increasing supply than its House counterpart,” said Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan. “The Alliance estimates that in 2020, the policies in the Senate bill would save enough energy to avoid the need for 120 new power plants and reduce the nation’s annual energy use by about three Quads, or 2.6 percent, cutting our annual energy costs by about $30 billion,” Callahan added.

Senate Finance Committee Provides 10 Times as Much in Tax Incentives for Energy Efficiency as House Energy Bill, Says Alliance to Save Energy

Date: 
June 15, 2005

The Senate continues its march toward adoption of a more balanced and stronger energy bill than crafted by the House.

Washington, D.C., June 15, 2005 – “The Senate continues its march toward adoption of a more balanced and stronger energy bill than crafted by the House, with the proposal of an energy tax package that splits $16.1 billion in incentives almost evenly among energy efficiency; renewables and alternative energy; and fossil fuels, nuclear and electric infrastructure,” Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan noted upon release of the Senate Finance Committee energy tax package.

Information on Previous Energy Bills

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February 6, 2005

On April 11, 2003 the House passed the “Energy Policy Act of 2003” (H.R. 6) by a vote of 247 to 175. On May 6th , the Senate began floor debate on its version of the “Energy Policy Act of 2003” (S. 14), which had been reported out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on near party lines (13 to 10). However, on July 31st the Senate took the unusual action of passing last year’s Senate energy bill, S.517 of the 107th Congress, by a vote of 84 to 14, in order to move the issue to conference. The intended tax title of S. 14, which was reported by the Senate Finance Committee in April as S.1149 (and filed as S. Amdt. 1424), had yet to be included in the bill that was dropped from the floor. Also, the revised electricity title, S. Amdt. 1412, had not yet come to a vote.

On April 11, 2003 the House passed the “Energy Policy Act of 2003” (H.R. 6) by a vote of 247 to 175. On May 6th , the Senate began floor debate on its version of the “Energy Policy Act of 2003” (S. 14), which had been reported out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on near party lines (13 to 10). However, on July 31st the Senate took the unusual action of passing last year’s Senate energy bill, S.517 of the 107th Congress, by a vote of 84 to 14, in order to move the issue to conference. The intended tax title of S.

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Senate Committee Bill Begins Moving U.S. Energy Policy In Right Direction, with More Prominent Role For Energy Efficiency, Says Alliance to Save Energy

Date: 
May 19, 2005

“Today the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee began taking U.S. energy policy in the right direction by giving more prominence to energy efficiency,” Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan observed following completion of committee action on its bill’s efficiency title.

Washington, D.C., May 19, 2005 – “Today the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee began taking U.S. energy policy in the right direction by giving more prominence to energy efficiency,” Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan observed following completion of committee action on its bill’s efficiency title.

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