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Making smart choices helps consumers keep money in their pockets and save energy. Learn more about how you can save energy and money in the four areas you live your life — at home, at school, at work and on the go — with the news and resources below.

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Energy efficiency saves money for individuals and communities alike. The Alliance offers a variety of no-cost and low-cost money and energy saving tips to fit individual pocketbooks, including suggestions for slashing your home electricity bill and preventing blackouts, lowering operating costs in your office and cutting gas costs.

America's Top 7 Energy-Efficient Baseball Stadiums

Date: Oct 11, 2012

As you follow the World Series this year, be sure to watch out for the teams who made our Top 7 list of America's most energy-efficient baseball stadiums!

As you follow the World Series this year, there’s something else to watch besides the score: the energy-efficient features that baseball stadiums are showing off this season.

Greenbuild 2013

November 20, 2013 - 8:00am - November 22, 2013 - 5:00pm
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Take Advantage of Home Energy Efficiency Savings This Tax Season

Date: Mar 26, 2013

Author(s): 
Allyson Schmutter

Before you press send on your online tax return or finish your last meeting with your financial advisor, make sure you are saving as much money as possible for making energy-efficient choices at home.

Before you press send on your online tax return or finish your last meeting with your financial advisor, make sure you are saving as much money as possible for making energy-efficient choices at home.

Energy efficiency is always a good idea for your bottom line and this year you can take advantage of some related tax credits!

Campus Conservation Nationals 2013: PowerSave Campus Awards California Champions

Date: Mar 19, 2013

Author(s): 
Danielle Lauber

Over 150 universities are actively competing to save energy in the nation’s third-ever round of Campus Conservation Nationals.  This initiative, organized by the Alliance to Save Energy in partnership with Lucid Design Group, the U.S. Green Building Council and the National Wildlife Federation, brings together nearly students from 150 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada to save both energy and water in their residence halls. 

Over 150 colleges and universities are actively competing to save energy in the nation’s third-ever round of “Campus Conservation Nationals” (CCN) before it concludes on April 6.

The EE Eight: Energy-Efficient Campuses in the NCAA Basketball Tournament

Date: Mar 13, 2013

With college basketball’s March Madness tournament just around the corner, the Alliance to Save Energy has compiled a list of the most energy-efficient campuses entering the NCAA competition.

Students of all ages are accustomed to being graded on their work and ranked against their peers. It’s a common practice for just about everything in society from education to politics, but athletics is perhaps one of the most scrutinized and ranked fields out there. With college basketball’s March Madness tournament just around the corner the Alliance to Save Energy has compiled its picks for the most energy-efficient campuses entering the NCAA competition.

In no particular order, here are the Alliance's EE Eight:

Annual PowerSave Campus Summit calls for Action on Energy Efficiency

Date: Mar 13, 2013

Author(s): 
Renee Lafrenz

The 9th Annual PowerSave Campus Energy Efficency Summit convened 150 students and staff from California campuses to further energy efficiency education and careers.

The Alliance to Save Energy convened 150 attendees last month at the 9th Annual PowerSave Campus Energy Efficiency Summit at UCLA.  The theme, Action: Energy Efficiency, served as a reminder of the actions we can take ourselves and encourage others to take to save energy and the planet.  Events like this are meant to bring the leaders of this campus movement together - both students and staff - to strategize and fine tune the energy efficiency message and actions. 

EIA Survey Suggests Everyday Purchases Can Have Greater Impact on Energy Bills

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Author: 
Allyson Schmutter
Contact Email: 
aschmutter@ase.org
Date: 
March 7, 2013

The Alliance says smart, energy-saving consumer choices are now even more important than before after a new U.S. Energy Information Administration survey found that lighting, electronics and appliances have jumped from representing 24% of home energy consumption in 1993 to 35% in 2009. 

More Being Spent to Power Electronics, Appliances & Lighting

Energy Efficiency on the East Coast:Rhode Island’s Leadership

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March 1, 2013

Rhode Island has the third lowest per capita electricity consumption in the country and for the past four years has ranked in the top ten on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) state energy efficiency scorecard. This one pager highlights pivotal initiatives and policies that drive Rhode Island's energy efficiency success.

  • Cost Effectiveness: In 2011, RI’s electric energy efficiency programs served over 258,000 participants, saving customers more than $122 million over the lifetime of those measures.[1]
  • Economic Vitality: Every $1 invested in Rhode Island energy efficiency has already provided more than $3 of electric and natural gas benefits.[2]

California's Energy Efficiency Initiatives

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March 1, 2013

Not only has California continuously ranked in the top two on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s state energy efficiency scorecard, but its per capita electricity consumption has also remained relatively constant since the 1970’s, a period throughout which United States per capita electricity consumption has nearly doubled. This one pager highlights pivotal initiatives and policies that drive California's energy efficiency success.

  • The California Energy Commission estimates that due to California’s steady per capita electricity consumption, California has avoided building 40 500MW power plants.
  • At the California average price of 12 cents per kWh, the 40 avoided power plants are saving California $15 billion annually in avoided energy bills.[1]

Money-Saving Tips Offer Relief from Rising Gas Prices

Fuel Efficiency Tips
Author: 
Allyson Schmutter
Contact Email: 
aschmutter@ase.org
Date: 
February 19, 2013

As national gas prices rise for the 32nd consecutive day, reaching a four-month high, the Alliance to Save Energy reminds drivers they can make easy, fuel-efficient decisions.

As national gas prices rise for the 32nd consecutive day, reaching a four-month high, the Alliance to Save Energy reminds drivers they can make easy, fuel-efficient decisions.

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