Energy Efficiency: Opportunities for the SE

Guest Blog | September 23, 2010 | Reports and Fact Sheets

Presentation by Research Director John D. Wilson to the 2010 NAESCO Southeast Workshop. Highlights include:

  • Benefits of energy efficiency to the Southeast, as found by the “Efficiency in the South” report by Georgia Tech & Duke University.
  • Status of utility energy efficiency programs.
  • Future impacts of planned utility energy efficiency programs, in terms of energy savings, likely financial investment, and reduction in need to build new power plants.
  • Comparison of energy efficiency with nuclear energy.
  • Myths and reasons for the slow pace in the Southeast.
  • What NAESCO companies can do to make a difference.

SACE_NAESCO_EE_Choice_Sept2010.pdf