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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.

$21 Million in FY '06 Energy-Efficiency Federal Budget Cuts Aggravates Energy Price, Supply Crises, Says Alliance to Save Energy

Author: 
Ronnie Kweller
Contact Email: 
rkweller@ase.org
Date: 
February 8, 2005

Budget Takes ‘Wrong Approach at Wrong Time'

Washington, D.C., February 7, 2005 – “By cutting federal funding for energy efficiency, President Bush’s fiscal year 2006 Department of Energy budget takes the wrong approach at the wrong time,” Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan said today. “Escalating oil, gasoline, and natural gas prices are putting a stranglehold on business, industry, and consumers alike and causing disruptive fluctuations in financial markets.

$21 Million in FY '06 Energy-Efficiency Federal Budget Cuts Aggravates Energy Price, Supply Crises, Says Alliance to Save Energy

Contact Email: 
rkweller@ase.org
Date: 
February 7, 2005

Budget Takes "Wrong Approach at Wrong Time"

Washington, D.C., February 7, 2005 – “By cutting federal funding for energy efficiency, President Bush's fiscal year 2006 Department of Energy budget takes the wrong approach at the wrong time,” Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan said today. “Escalating oil, gasoline, and natural gas prices are putting a stranglehold on business, industry, and consumers alike and causing disruptive fluctuations in financial markets.

Alliance to Save Energy to President Bush: Harness Power of Energy Efficiency For the Good of the Nation’s Energy Security, Economy and Environment

Date: 
February 2, 2005

Today’s economic and energy security realities dictate an immediate and fresh look at national energy policy.

Alliance to Save Energy Response to 2005 State of the Union Address

Alliance to Save Energy, Environmental Groups, Major Industrial Natural Gas Users Urge Congress To Use Energy Efficiency to Ease Natural Gas Crisis

Author: 
Ronnie Kweller
Contact Email: 
rkweller@ase.org
Date: 
January 5, 2005

The Alliance to Save Energy - along with ten others - urges Congress to adopt energy-efficiency policies.

Washington, DC, January 3, 2005 – The Alliance to Save Energy today joined 10 major industrial consumers of energy and energy and environmental advocacy organizations in urging Congress to adopt energy-efficiency policies to ease the crisis being caused by the continuing, historically high prices for natural gas.

Secretary Abraham Helped to Advance Energy Efficiency, Says Alliance to Save Energy, But 2nd Bush Administration Must Do Much More to Fully Utilize Energy

Author: 
Ronnie Kweller
Contact Email: 
rkweller@ase.org
Date: 
November 15, 2004

Statement by Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan

Washington, D.C., November 15, 2004 – “Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham did a lot to advance energy efficiency during his tenure, including empowering consumers to lower their energy bills at home and on the road through the DOE/Alliance to Save Energy Powerful Savings campaign and, importantly, initiating rulemakings on a number of high-priority appliance and equipment standards that have been languishing at DOE since 1992.

Successful Negotiations on Commercial AC Energy Efficiency Particularly Welcome at Time of Record-High Energy Prices, Says Alliance to Save Energy

Author: 
Ronnie Kweller
Contact Email: 
rkweller@ase.org
Date: 
November 12, 2004

Statement by Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan

Washington, D.C., November 12, 2004 – “The agreement between energy efficiency advocates and air conditioner manufacturers for a 26 percent increase in commercial air conditioner energy efficiency is especially welcome at a time of record-high energy costs that are squeezing all sectors of our economy,” Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan said today.

Nation’s First Public Hydrogen Fueling Station Showcases Benefits of Clean, Renewable, Efficient Fuels, Says Alliance to Save Energy, Highlights Importance of Government Support for Energy-Efficient Vehicle Technologies

Date: 
November 10, 2004

-- Statement by Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan --

Washington, D.C., November 10, 2004 – “It’s fitting that the first publicly accessible hydrogen fueling station is in the nation’s capital, where federal officials are grappling with public policy choices to address record-high energy costs for America’s businesses and consumers and crucial issues like national energy security and the environment,” Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan said today.

Alliance Seeks Strong Energy-Efficiency Standards in Upcoming Regulations

Author: 
Ronnie Kweller
Contact Email: 
rkweller@ase.org
Date: 
July 29, 2004

“After delays of up to 12 years, the Alliance to Save Energy is pleased that the U.S. Department of Energy has begun the formal process for issuing energy- efficiency standards for major residential and commercial appliances and equipment,” said Alliance President Kateri Callahan about today's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

Washington, DC, July 29, 2004 – “After delays of up to 12 years, the Alliance to Save Energy is pleased that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has begun the formal process for issuing energy efficiency standards for major residential and commercial appliances and equipment,” said Alliance President Kateri Callahan about today's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR).

Energy Efficiency Tax Incentives in the Senate "FSC/ETI" bill

Efficient Buisness
July 7, 2004

Summary of energy efficiency provisions in the Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) bill of 2004, S. 1637

Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) bill, S. 1637

Senate Action: S. 1637 passed the Senate on 5/11/04 by a vote of 92 to 5. The energy tax package had been included in this corporate tax bill in a substitute amendment, S. Amdt. 3011, adopted by unanimous consent on the floor. An attempt to strike the energy tax package failed by a vote of 13 to 85.

House Action: The House bill, H.R. 4520, does not contain the energy tax package. It passed the House on 6/17/04.

Energy-, Money-Saving Program Could Get New Lease on Life Thanks to Senate Action, Says Alliance to Save Energy

Date: 
June 25, 2004

A bipartisan amendment extending Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) through October 2005 will save the federal government precious tax dollars and make federal agencies more energy efficient, says the Alliance to Save Energy.  Under an ESPC, an energy services company privately finances projects that increase the energy efficiency of a federal facility – with no up-front costs to the government agency.  The company is paid back in the resulting energy savings – saving millions of tax dollars each year.  Read a Washington Post editorial: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6954-2004Jun25.html">"Silver Lining"</a>.

Washington, D.C., June 24, 2004 – A bipartisan amendment extending Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) through October 2005 will save the federal government precious tax dollars and make federal agencies more energy efficient, the Alliance to Save Energy said today. According to Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), the popular and innovative ESPC program is the premier tool for promoting energy efficiency within the federal government, and when the program lapsed last October, it halted more than $300 million in projects nationwide.

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