May 30, 2005—Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) President Kateri Callahan praised the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for beginning to take US energy policy in the right direction by giving more prominence to energy efficiency, following completion of committee action on its bill’s efficiency title, the alliance reports.
Notable among the bill’s energy-saving features are provisions directing the president to save a million barrels of oil a day by 2015 and permanently authorizing Energy Saving Performance Contracts (ESPCs), which allow private financing of energy improvements to federal buildings, says the alliance.
“We are particularly pleased that the Senate bill incorporates the Alliance’s ‘Vision 2010’ provisions creating a $25-million-a-year federal fund to support states that achieve high rates of compliance with building energy codes, authorizing state pilot programs aimed at reducing demand for electricity and natural gas, and authorizing a federal study of state and regional policies, such as performance standards and public benefits funds, that promote cost-effective energy efficiency,” Callahan said.
The Alliance to Save Energy is a coalition of business, government, environmental, and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and clean use of energy worldwide to benefit consumers, the environment, economy, and national security.
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