Energy Efficiency Policy in the United States. Overview of Trends at Different Levels of Government

Doris, Elizabeth; Cochran, Jaquelin; Vorum, M.

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“…For example, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 devoted significant financial support to DSM, which led to rapid job creation and retention as well as a reduction in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. 39…”

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Demand-side policy: Global evidence base and implementation patterns

Warren

2018

Energy & Environment

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Demand-side management (DSM) policy refers to government policies for managing energy consumption in order to meet environmental and energy security objectives. The broader term of DSM encompasses energy efficiency, demand response, and on-site generation and storage. A comprehensive meta-evaluation of the global evidence base for demand-side policy is lacking in the literature, and this paper contributes to filling this research gap. The paper focuses on the quality of the evidence base and policy implementation patterns, and identifies 30 countries and 36 sub-national states across six continents that have implemented DSM policies and produced high-quality ex-post evaluations of those policies. The 690 high quality evaluations are primarily conducted by industry rather than by governments or academia. The results show that twelve types of individual DSM policy and nine DSM policy packages have been implemented and evaluated, and that carbon emissions reduction is the primary driver for DSM policies. The evidence base is greatest in the USA, UK, California, France and China, and alternative utility business models (such as performance targets and decoupling policies), information campaigns, loans and subsidies, utility obligations, and performance standards are the most commonly implemented and evaluated policies. This paper argues that demand-side policy will play an increasingly important role as a complement to low carbon activities on the supply-side in the transition to a more environmentally sustainable energy system.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Demand-side policy: Global evidence base and implementation patterns

Warren

2018

Energy & Environment

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“…This incentive was continued with the cooperation and supervision of the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA 3 ) for enhancing the efficiency standards and reducing the fuel consumption. As a result of the exertion of these policies, the United States could considerably reduce its oil consumption in the course of the universal financial crisis (Doris et al ., 2009, p. 26). Furthermore, in 2012, President Obama updated the regulations inserted in the law on the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE 4 ) and adopted new standards for increasing energy efficiency in the United States.…”

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Technological revolution in the US energy sector, understanding the implications for the US dependency on fossil energy imports

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During various periods, the United States (the US) has adopted diverse policies for achieving selfsufficiency in supplying its required energy. Technological revolution that has begun from a decade ago pursues the goal of energy independency. Using new technologies for developing its unconventional oil and gas resources, the United States has taken steps in line with the accomplishment of its objective of energy independence. Numerous articles have examined the various technical, economic and political aspects and consequences of the US technological revolution. This paper, in a new and innovative approach based on theoretical framework of neorealism, aims to show the implications of technological revolution in energy sector on the US dependency on fossil energy imports. Efforts will be made to find an answer to this main question as to what effects have the technological revolution occurrence in energy sector had on the US dependency on the fossil energy imports? In response, the study's main hypothesis is that, the US policy to exploit the unconventional oil and gas resources through technological revolution can be elaborated within the framework of the self-sufficiency strategy for energy production in line with the reduction of the threats stemming from dependency on the oil and gas imports.

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“…Studies suggest that BEC is associated with reductions in energy consumption (e.g. Aroonruengsawat et al, 2009;Doris et al, 2009;Molina et al, 2010).…”

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“…The BEC program has contributed significantly to commercial sector electricity efficiency through its ability to encourage energy efficient characteristics in building design (Doris et al, 2009). Prindle et al (2003) proffered that this is implemented primarily at local level (i.e.…”

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Analysis of US commercial buildings’ energy efficiency programs

Ofori-Boadu

Shofoluwe

Owusu‐Manu

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Built Environment Project and Asset Management

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2015),"Comparative analysis of back-to-back subcontracts in the construction and telecommunications industries", Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol. 5 Iss 4 pp. 446-460 http://dx.If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to investigate relationships between five energy efficiency programs and electricity intensities in the US commercial buildings sector. Design/methodology/approach -Regression methods analyze state-level secondary data from 2006 through 2009 to identify significant energy program drivers of electricity efficiency. Findings -Combined, the five programs studied account for approximately nine percent reduction in commercial electricity intensity. Practical implications -Outcomes will inform stakeholders' decision-making regarding adoption or continuation of energy programs. Social implications -Electricity efficiency gains will help reduce negative environmental aspects and the present dependence on foreign oil. Originality/value -Very little research has considered the impact of multiple programs on commercial electricity efficiency within their complex implementation environment.

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Energy Efficiency Policy in the United States. Overview of Trends at Different Levels of Government

Cited by 9 publications

References 3 publications

Demand-side policy: Global evidence base and implementation patterns

Demand-side policy: Global evidence base and implementation patterns

Technological revolution in the US energy sector, understanding the implications for the US dependency on fossil energy imports

Analysis of US commercial buildings’ energy efficiency programs

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