Resource · Completed Initiative
Energy 2040
A policy roadmap that framed efficiency as indispensable to affordability, reliability, equity, and the energy transition.
Why it remains useful
A body of work, not a current commission.
Energy 2040 reconvened policy and market leaders to define recommendations for the next era of efficiency. On the redesigned site, the most durable concepts remain available here, while current policy activity is explained through the Policy & Advocacy section.
This treatment avoids migrating former commission structures, biographies, and long-form historical content into the main experience.
Retained ideas
What the work contributed.
Efficiency first
Use efficiency as an early, cost-effective resource in planning and investment.
Performance and flexibility
Pair proven efficiency with connected technologies and demand-side capabilities.
Broad public value
Connect energy policy to affordability, reliability, economic opportunity, and access.
Existing source
Energy 2040 Commission archive
Open the current ASE page while PDFs and final recommendations are inventoried for migration.