Doubling Energy Productivity in the Southeast: Key to Becoming a 21st Century Economic Powerhouse

What is the Alliance to Save Energy?

Mission: • To promote energy

efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment, and greater energy security.

Organization: • Staffed by 60+

professionals• 35 years of experience• $17 million annual budget• Recognized as a premier

energy efficiency organization

Policy Leaders

EnvironmentalGroups

Academia

Business Leaders

What is the Alliance to Save Energy?

• Led by Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Tom King, Chairman of the Board and President, National Grid US

• 16 Members of Congress – Bi-Cameral, Bi-Partisan• 35 Business, NGO and Academic Leaders

Working with and AcrossAll Sectors of the Economy

Business ▪ Government ▪ Public Interest • Coalition membership of more than 140 diverse organizations• Involvement by businesses in all economic sectors• Participants active in policy advocacy, research, education and

communication

Alliance and SEEA Partnership

Identified Need for SEEA in 2003:

• Fastest growing region in the U.S. • Electricity demand was projected to grow almost 50% • Spends only one-fifth the national average, per capita, on energy efficiency

programs

SEEA becomes a separate, wholly-owned subsidiary in 2007

Plans for SEEA to “graduate” as a stand-alone organization

A Quiet History of HUGE Success!

Senator Mark Warner(D – Va.)

Alliance Commission

Members Tom KingNational Grid US

CHAIRMEN

Dan ArvizuNational Renewable Energy Laboratory

Frances BeineckeNatural Resources Defense Council

Gregory BridgefordLowe’s Company

Jorge CarrascoSeattle City Light

General Wesley ClarkWesley K. Clark and Associates

Michael EckhartCitigroup

Anthony EggertPolicy Institute for Energy, Environment & the Economy, UC Davis

Carol EicherDow Building and Construction

Sherri GoodmanCNA

Fred KruppEnvironmental Defense Fund

Alex LaskeyOpower

Dr. J. Michael McQuadeUnited Technologies Corporation

Michael MelaniphyAmerican Public Transportation Association

Former New York Governor George PatakiPataki-Cahill Group / Chadbourne & Parke

Susan StorySouthern Company Services

Don SturtevantJ.R. Simplot Company

Sue TierneyAnalysis Group

Eisuke TsuyuzakiPanasonic Corporation North America

Commission Goal (adopted in February 2012):

Double Energy Productivity by 2030

Impact

Impact of Reaching the Goal

Impact of Reaching the Goal

• Recommendations cover all sectors of the economy

• Recommendations will be actionable

• Recommendations will be geared toward, and respect the historic and appropriate roles of, federal, state and local government, and private sector

How to Get There:Creating the Roadmap

Strategies to Double U.S. Energy Productivity

Invest

Modernize

Educate

Recommendations

• Make financing more easily available for energy efficiency projects

• Advance energy productivity through federal tax reform

• Support energy productivity innovation and market adoption

• Governments lead by example

Recommendations

• Create a “Race to the Top” style energy productivity competition for States

• Use energy productivity to achieve regulatory and planning goals – Utility policy– Transportation and land-use planning– Environmental regulations– Infrastructure investments

• Strengthen building, equipment, and vehicle efficiency standards

Recommendations

• Provide information on building energy efficiency and energy use– Ratings, benchmarks, labels and

disclosure

• Improve corporate energy management and transparency

• Develop educated consumers and trained technicians

Energy 2030 Impacts & “Wins”

• President has embraced goal and key pillars

• Bi-partisan bills emerging in Congress• Adoption of goals and recommendations

at local and regional levels already• U.S. Conference of Mayors Resolution

Adopted• Strong media, opinion leader &

business engagement

Energy 2030 in Action: Federal Legislation• SAVE Act of 2013 (S. 1106)• Weatherization Enhancement and Local

Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act (S. 1213)

• State Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act (S. 1218)

• Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, (S. 761/H.R. 1616)

• Better Buildings Act (S. 1191/H.R. 2126)• Commercial Building Benchmarking Act (S.

1206)

North Carolina: Bringing the Roadmap to Life

• Invest– NC has several major RD&D programs that support

energy efficiency– State government has led by example with state sleet

efficiency requirements, benchmarking, etc.

• Educate– Innovative Pete Street program mobilizes volunteers

to teach their neighbors about saving energy.

– Transit legislation provided funding for public transit plans.

– NC has fairly stringent residential and commercial building codes.

Huge Opportunity for Improvement = Huge

Economic Development Potential

Darker: Higher levels of energy efficiencyLighter: Lower levels of energy efficiency

Star: Most improved

Alliance Offers Support forLocal, State & Regional Efforts

Collaborate with Local Partners & Governments Case Study Compilation

and Elevation

Leverage Earned Media Opportunities Grassroots Advocacy

Energy 2030 on the Road Congressional Study Trips

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