For the first time, the agreement calls for
regional efficiency standards to replace a quarter - century of national standards, and it also recommends more stringent building code provisions for new construction.
Not exact matches
First is regulation that could strand assets in several ways: direct regulation on carbon led by authorities at the local, national,
regional, or global level; indirect regulation through increased pollution controls, constraints on water usage, or policies targeting health concerns; and mandates on renewable energy adoption and
efficiency standards.
(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.
Thanks to clean energy policy such as the REITC and Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency Portfolio
Standard (REPS), North Carolina has seen cost - effective clean energy growth result in economic development in local communities, improved
regional competitiveness, and increased energy diversity.