ASERTTI News
Historic Energy
Efficiency Program Gets Underway
Unprecedented Effort
to Slash Energy Use, Create Clean Energy Industry
The New York State Public Service Commission
(Commission) commenced its historic Energy
Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) on June 18, a
far-reaching, ground-breaking energy efficiency
initiative that seeks to reverse the pattern of
ever-increasing energy use in New York by reducing
electric usage 15 percent of projected levels by
2015; one of the most aggressive efficiency programs
in the nation.
Never before have we faced such significant
energy challenges, said Commission Chairman Garry
Brown. The unprecedented rise in energy prices we
are experiencing puts to rest any doubts the market
is changing. To confront this new and unpleasant
reality, we must immediately take bold steps to
improve energy efficiency and reduce consumption of
ever-more costly fossil fuels that we have come to
depend on. Doing nothing should not be considered as
an option.
The ultimate program contemplated when fully
funded is expected to provide more than $4 billion
in benefits to customers through 2015. In addition,
it is anticipated that thousands of jobs will be
created to support the new energy efficiency
programs retrofitting outdated, inefficient
residential, commercial and industrial properties,
installing new energy efficient equipment, and
informing the public about the new opportunities for
savings on energy bills by 2015. For more
information, visit
http://www.dps.state.ny.us.
Fifth Annual California
Climate Change Conference Call for Posters
The Fifth Annual California Climate Change
Conference is inviting researchers to submit
proposals for posters. Please click here for
additional information about the call for posters or
contact Sarah Pittiglio of the California Energy
Commission at (916) 654-3962 or
spittigl@energy.state.ca.us.
The conference will be held at the Sacramento
Convention Center from September 8-10, 2008.
For more information about the conference, please
visit,
https://www.seeuthere.com/Climate_Change_Conf2008.
2008 ACEEE Summer Study on
Energy Efficiency in Buildings
ACEEE will host the 2008 Summer Study on Energy
Efficiency in Buildings on August 1722, 2008 at the
Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove,
California. For more information on the study,
"Scaling Up: Building Tomorrow's Solutions" and to
register online, please visit
http://aceee.org/conf/08ss/08ssindex.htm.
5th Annual Ammonia Fuel
Conference
The Iowa Energy Center will host the 5th Annual
Ammonia Fuel Conference on September 29 30, 2008
at the McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. For more information on the conference,
please visit
http://www.energy.iastate.edu/Renewable/ammonia/ammonia/ammoniaMtg08.htm. |
