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September 22, 2009 Tennessee Green Summit, Nashville, TN

SOUTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE. September 22, 2009 Tennessee Green Summit, Nashville, TN. Who is SEEA?.

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September 22, 2009 Tennessee Green Summit, Nashville, TN

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  1. SOUTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE September 22, 2009 Tennessee Green Summit, Nashville, TN

  2. Who is SEEA? The Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance builds regional partnerships to promote and achieve energy efficiency for a cleaner environment, a more prosperous economy, and a higher quality of life. • Covering 11 southeastern states • 71 million residents

  3. SEEA Participants • State, federal & local governments, electric and natural gas utilities, businesses (energy users and efficiency suppliers), and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) (environment, low income housing, etc.).

  4. Why SEEA? • Electric energy efficiency spending per capita in the Southeast is just one-fifth the national average. • The Southeast region has the lowest levels in the nation for ENERGY STAR market penetration.

  5. Many barriers to efficiency in the Southeast Source: The Power of Efficiency, by WRI, SEEA, & Southface, April 2009 • Lower electricity rates in the Southeast • Significant upfront investments • Misaligned incentives between investment and reward • Regulatory structures • Information gaps

  6. The “National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency” concluded: More than half of expected growth in demand for electricity and natural gas can be avoided over the next 15 years • This can be done by extending energy efficiency “Best Practice” programs to the entire country • Save nearly $20 billion annually on energy bills • Avoid 30,000 MW -- 60 new 500 MW power plants • Avoid more than 400 million tons of CO2 annually • NAPEE Leadership Group included 27 electric and gas utilities, 16 state agencies, and 13 other organizations (+ EPA and DOE) www.epa.gov/eeactionplan Leadership Group. 2006. National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  7. Potential Energy Savings Source: Energy Efficiency in Appalachia, March 2009

  8. By 2030 ≈40 new coal-fired electric power plants AND 182 million barrels of oil – about 10% of U.S. production in 2007 or 6.7 million LDVs Energy Efficiency in Appalachia could offset: Source: Energy Efficiency in Appalachia, March 2009 • By 2020 • ≈20 new coal-fired electric power plants AND • 63 million barrels of oil – about 3% of U.S. production in 2007 or 2.6 million light-duty vehicles

  9. Jobs Source: Energy Efficiency in Appalachia, March 2009

  10. Fifteen Policies are Modeled

  11. Cost of Energy Efficiency Source: The Power of Efficiency, by WRI, SEEA, & Southface, April 2009

  12. Contact Ben Taube/Alex Tapia Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance Email: ben@seealliance.org alex@seealliance.org Website: www.seealliance.org

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