Saving Money and Energy

Water, Water Everywhere, But...

With many parts of the nation dealing with drought conditions leading into summer when heat waves up the potential for electricity reliability problems- brownouts and blackouts-the Alliance to Save Energy points out a surprising fact about the energy required to provide our water.

As conflict in the Middle East continues to rage and gasoline prices climb, the Alliance to Save Energy offers tips to improve vehicle fuel economy and lower gasoline bills during the heaviest spring/summer driving season:

The Alliance to Save Energy will launch a newspaper advertising campaign this Sunday, April 7, highlighting consumer savings from a key energy-efficiency provision in the Senate's landmark energy bill. The provision, which would raise air conditioner efficiency by 30 percent, could be debated as soon as April 9, when the Senate resumes debate on the bill (S. 517).

Just as the United Nations has sounded an alarm about the water crisis threatening two-thirds of the world's population — and with large portions of the U.S. facing drought conditions — the Alliance to Save Energy is releasing a report on the most energy-efficient and water-efficient ways to meet water needs. Watergy™: Taking Advantage of Untapped Energy and Water Efficiency Opportunities in Municipal Water Systems details energy-efficiency measures that are applicable worldwide, from U.S.

Washington, D.C. — Without dimming the holiday spirit, the Alliance to Save Energy encourages consumers to take a few smart steps to "light up the holidays" affordably and safely to protect their pocketbooks, their children, and the environment:

As the nation grapples with energy security, a depressed economy, and potential oil and other energy price fluctuations, what's a perplexed consumer to do to cut energy bills and divert that money for other needs, maintain comfort, and help extend our nation's energy supply?

Energy Services Industry, Geller Named 'Stars of Energy Efficiency'

The Alliance to Save Energy is presenting New York Governor George E. Pataki with its highest award at the 2001 Evening with the Stars of Energy Efficiency dinner this month in Washington, D.C. "Governor Pataki's leadership during these sad recent weeks has shown all America - in fact, the whole world - what we at the Alliance have known for years: that Governor Pataki leads with strength, compassion, dignity, foresight, and personal commitment," said Alliance President David M. Nemtzow.

Energy security, the national energy policy debate, current trends in energy markets, the impact of the energy situation in California, and new challenges in energy supply will be the topics at the Alliance to Save Energy's Summit on Energy Efficiency October 25 in Washington, D.C.

Temperatures and heat indexes are soaring around the country in the dog days of summer. Heavy air conditioning demand during heat waves puts a strain on the power grid that can lead to brownouts and blackouts. To reduce electricity bills, pollution, and chances of power shortages and outages, the Alliance to Save Energy offers consumers tips to comfortably lighten the power load in their homes.

As gasoline prices approach the $2 a gallon mark in most states - and $3 a gallon in California and Chicago - and as 66 percent of American summer travelers use their vehicles to get to their vacation spots, the Alliance to Save Energy offers tips to drivers to lower their total gasoline costs as they head to their summer destinations.