Measuring StateLevel Potential for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Resources

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Measuring State-Level Potential for Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Resources
R. Neal Elliott, Ph.D., P.E. Industrial Program
Director Maggie Eldridge Research Staff American
Council for an Energy-Efficient
Economy Washington, D.C.
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The American Council for an Energy Efficient
Economy (ACEEE)

• Non-profit (501c (3)) dedicated to advancing
  energy efficiency through research and
  dissemination.
• 25 staffers in Washington, DC, Delaware,
  Michigan and Wisconsin
• The Energy Efficiency Think Tank
• Internationally Respected Source of Research
  Focus on End-Use Efficiency, Policy and Programs
• Funding
• Foundation and Government Grants (55)
• Specific Contract work (20)
• Conferences and Publications (25)

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Why Focus on States?

• Only one-fifth of policy handles for energy
  issues at federal level
• Four-fifths of policy handles at state level
• Constituents at state level

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Project Overview

• ACEEE has prepared numerous state energy
  efficiency assessments over the past 20 years
• Recently assembled teams of experts in Florida
  and Texas to supplement ACEEE skills
• Built analysis on past body of Energy Efficiency
  research

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Florida
2023 EERE Resources 99 Billion kWh
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Texas
2023 EERE Resources 101 Billion kWh
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Texas Summer Peak Demand
2023 EERE Capacity 35,000 MW
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Efficiency and Renewable Energy Policies
Florida
Texas

• Expanded Energy Efficiency Improvement Program
  (EEIP)
• CHP capacity target
• More stringent building energy codes
• Advanced energy-efficient building program
• Public buildings program
• Appliance and equipment standards
• Short-term public ed and rate incentives
• Onsite renewable energy incentives
• Increased demand response programs

• Utility savings target
• Improved CHP policies
• More stringent building energy codes
• Advanced energy-efficient building program
• Public buildings program
• Appliance and Equipment Standards
• Industrial competitiveness initiative
• Expanded RDD efforts
• Short-term public ed rate incentives
• State RPS
• Onsite renewable energy incentives

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Florida EE/RE Resources in 2023
2023 EERE Resources 99 Billion kWh
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Texas EE/RE Resources in 2023
2023 EERE Resources 101 Billion kWh
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Scope of Studies

• Florida and Texas Electricity efficiency only
  (not natural gas)
• Natural Gas regionally specific
• Transportation missing piece!

Florida Energy Consumption by Sector
Source EIA 2003 State Energy Profiles
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Optimal Process

• Advanced Stakeholder Engagement
• Outreach
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Economic/Emissions Impacts
• Global Climate Change Context
• Follow-Up Resources

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Advanced Stakeholder Engagement

• Environmental groups
• Large consumers
• Utility interest
• Government and regulators

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State-Level Outreach

• Develop outreach plan
• Professional communications consultant
• Credibility
• Subcontract (Renewable Energy and Demand
  Response)
• Understand local issues

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Data Collection and Analysis

• Get creative to fill in the gaps
• What data does the audience use? (e.g. AEO vs.
  FRCC)
• Check credibility among state agencies
• Focus on analysis of achievable, policy potential

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Economic Impacts of Energy Efficiency

• Efficiency is labor-intensive Energy supply is
  capital-intensive
• More work done locally
• Need slow, steady ramp-up of efficiency policies

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Global Climate Change Context

• Carbon is hot!!
• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy are
  tangible responses to climate change

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Follow-up Resources for Stakeholders

• Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
• U.S. EPAs Clean Energy-Environment Guide to
  Action
• ACEEE utility program surveys
• Others

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Where to go from here?

• Need for much more state-level analysis
• ACEEE has identified 12 states
• Coordinated national effort that brings together
  a team of analysts and resource experts
• Identify state-level collaborators
• Multi-year commitment

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Contact Information

• R. Neal Elliott, Ph.D., P.E.
• Industrial Program Director
• Maggie Eldridge
• Research Staff
• ACEEE
• 1001 Conn. Ave, NW, Suite 801
• Washington, DC 20036
• 202-429-8873
• rnelliott_at_aceee.org
• meldridge_at_aceee.org
• For more information visit
• http//aceee.org/energy