The good news is that policies put into place over the last three decades —
including appliance efficiency standards, voluntary labeling programs like ENERGY STAR, and state energy - savings targets — have already helped offset rising demand for electricity and saved consumers billions of dollars.
Not exact matches
The new study
includes other strategies beyond current policies to help reach the 2025 goal: staunching methane leaks (121 million tons), reducing the use of refrigeration chemicals that are powerful greenhouse gases (67 million tons), and increasing
efficiency standards for
appliances and buildings (29 million tons each).
Many more are in the works: DOE is currently drafting updated
efficiency standards for about a dozen other
appliances,
including water heaters, air conditioners, microwave ovens, and refrigerators.
It allowed the team to explore a much wider range of what - ifs by tweaking a large number of inputs,
including the energy
efficiency of electrical
appliances, the depreciation time of coal - fired power plants, and shifts in consumer behavior.
A worksheet
included Learning Outcomes: To state the ways different
appliances convert energy into useful sources Evaluate
appliances in their
efficiency to perform a particular job Calculate the percentage of energy wasted.
The take - home messages are that global warming legislation needs to cap CO2 emissions from power plants and
include strong
efficiency standards for building shells and the
appliances and heating and cooling equipment inside them.
Proposed actions
include the development and finalization of EPA standards that set limits on carbon emissions for both new and existing power plants, improved energy
efficiency standards for buildings and
appliances, and increased deployment of renewable energy.
Review of the challenges faced in measuring energy
efficiency program savings and the attribution of these savings to various sources,
including utility programs, building and
appliance standards, and naturally occurring or market effects.
«Energy
efficiency»
includes building codes and
appliance and equipment standards.
Measures, he said, would
include developing new
efficiency standards for buildings and
appliances, expanding energy sources like solar and wind on public lands, and bolstering climate - change affected communities.
The United States made a splash today with Energy Secretary Steven Chu «s (pictured right) announcement of an international plan to deploy clean technology globally (with a strong emphasis on developing countries)- the Climate Renewables and
Efficiency Deployment Initiative (Climate REDI) will
include three clean technology programs focusing on solar and LED lighting, efficient
appliances and equipment, and policy and technical support for countries planning for renewable energy.
Major energy
efficiency provisions that have been
included in these policy analyses
include fuel economy standards,
appliance and equipment standards, energy
efficiency tax incentives, building energy codes, and industrial energy
efficiency.
Appliance
efficiency standards: The National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 established minimum
efficiency standards for major home
appliances,
including furnaces, central and room air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, water heaters, dishwashers, and heat pumps.
Existing
appliance efficiency policies in IEA Member countries,
including the comprehensive US
appliance standards programme, the Top Runner Program in Japan and several European programmes.
In 2010, some 33,800 people in Massachusetts — 20 percent more than in 2003 — worked in the broad field of energy
efficiency,
including providing home energy assessments, creating energy - saving lighting and
appliances, and renovating and upgrading green buildings, according to a green jobs count by the Brookings Institution.
(Sec. 213) Amends the EPCA to: (1) revise the definition of «energy conservation standard» to
include energy
efficiency for certain covered equipment, water
efficiency for certain covered equipment, and both energy and water
efficiency for certain equipment; (2) allow the adoption of consensus and alternative test procedures for purposes of the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles; (3) require the Secretary to prescribe a new test method for televisions; (4) expand the list of criteria for prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards,
including requiring Energy Guide labels to
include the carbon output of each covered product; (5) require manufacturers of covered products to submit annual reports and information to DOE regarding compliance, economic impact, annual shipments, facility energy and water use, and sales data that could support an assessment of the need for regional standards; and (6) require state and local building codes to use
appliance efficiency requirements that are no less stringent than those set by federal standards.
(Sec. 146) Revises the energy
efficiency appliance rebate program to: (1)
include appliances with Smart Grid capabilities; (2) increase funding from $ 50 million to $ 100 million; and (3) extend the authorization of funding until FY2015.
Building,
appliance, and vehicle
efficiency standards,
including all motor vehicles, ships, and aircraft.
It seems the overwhelming majority are in the energy
efficiency industry
including making more efficient domestic
appliances to reduce energy costs.
The possible components of such an approach that would be relevant in the context of climate change
include: a national renewable electricity standard; Federal financing for clean energy projects: energy
efficiency measures (building,
appliance, and industrial
efficiency standards; home retrofit subsidies; and smart grid standards, subsidies, and dynamic pricing policies); and new Federal electricity ‑ transmission siting authority.
Democrats are committed to defending, implementing, and extending smart pollution and
efficiency standards,
including the Clean Power Plan, fuel economy standards for automobiles and heavy - duty vehicles, building codes and
appliance standards.
More than 80 Ukrainian energy
efficiency stakeholders contributed to the findings in this report, which recommends the widespread rollout of residential building envelope refurbishments, installation of building energy control systems and meters, replacement of inefficient
appliances and equipment (
including motors), information campaigns to reduce wasteful energy consumption and other programmes across sectors.
This report reviews the implementation of the energy
efficiency provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA),
including vehicle fuel economy standards, the light bulb standard,
appliance and equipment standards, energy use labels, building
efficiency policies, federal energy management, and
efficiency programs.
These
include utility program spending, Energy
Efficiency Resource Standards (EERS), appliance efficiency standards, building codes, combined heat and power, mass transit spending, state facility and fleet management, and vehicle fue
Efficiency Resource Standards (EERS),
appliance efficiency standards, building codes, combined heat and power, mass transit spending, state facility and fleet management, and vehicle fue
efficiency standards, building codes, combined heat and power, mass transit spending, state facility and fleet management, and vehicle fuel economy.
Key features
include: - Optimized building envelope design provides rain screen, high R - value, and air sealing - High
efficiency Daikin Altherma electric heat pump to provide 100 % of heating and cooling - ERV (Energy Recovery Ventilator) provides fresh air and exhausts interior stale air 24/7 - LED lights throughout the home - Energy Star rated
appliances - American made high
efficiency windows (U-value = 1.9)- Standing seam metal roof with high recycled content, durability, and longevity - Radiant concrete floor slab in basement - Dual flush toilets throughout - Cabinetry with no added urea formaldehyde and low VOC content - Countertops made from recycled Quartz and glass - Zero VOC paints used on all interior walls and ceilings - Zero VOC clear finish on wood floors - Marmoleum flooring (a linseed oil based product) in mud room and bathrooms
Strategies to achieve all cost - effective energy
efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals
include promoting the development of zero net energy buildings, increased building and
appliance standards, and better enforcement of those standards.
In this statement Brian Williams of the UNHABITAT Chief Energy and Transport Section explains the interlinkages between urbanisation and climate change and outlines a number of measures to be taken,
including stricter energy
efficiency standards in fuel consumption from transport; energy
efficiency in building construction and use; as well as improving global standards for
appliance manufacturing and importation.
New systems to improve energy
efficiency,
including: heating and air conditioning equipment; lighting with occupancy sensors and daylight dimming controls; Energy Star kitchen
appliances, computers and monitors; new building insulation and window tint to reduce glare, heat gain and air conditioning load.
These standards
include minimum levels of operating
efficiency, and other cost - effective measures, to promote the use of energy - and water - efficient
appliances.
We commit to advance
appliance and equipment
efficiency,
including through comparable and transparent testing procedures, and to promote industrial and building
efficiency through energy management systems.
The study also did not
include the emissions savings achievable through federally mandated improvements in the energy
efficiency of
appliances and lighting use, such as the phase - out of inefficient light bulbs stipulated by Congress in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
The energy
efficiency portion of the House bill
includes provisions on energy - saving information technologies, energy - efficient data centers, and a provision to add information to
appliance Energy Guide labels for products that have smart grid capabilities.
Such energy efficient benefits
include: high -
efficiency sealed combustion furnace and air conditioner, system has been designed and installed to limit air leakage to the outdoors, low - Emittance coated glass with argon gas energy star windows, approved kitchen energy star
appliances, Energy Star compact fluorescent light bulbs that reduce energy consumption by 30 %.
• High performance windows
including Low - E and Argon gas windows • High
efficiency HVAC systems • Programmable thermostats • ENERGY STAR
appliances