Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Performance To-Date and the Path Ahead
During five plus years of operations, RGGI has helped Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States achieve significant reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other dangerous pollutants from the electric power sector. At the same time the program has generated significant economic benefits in the region.
Energy Efficiency in Connecticut Forum Presentations
Forum agenda included discussions on several topics including: Where Energy Efforts Stand in CT and the Region; Procurement of All Cost-Effective Efficiency; Energy Efficiency as a Grid Resource; and Achieving Weatherization in the Residential Sector.
CT EV Rate Rider Pilot -Letter
ENE supports approval of the EV rate rider pilot for several reasons: emerging consumer needs, state energy policy goals, and the significant economic, environmental, and energy benefits of EVs.
RI EERMC Annual Report 2014
Energy Efficiency and Resource Management Council April 2014 Annual Report to the General Assembly, for the Council’s seventh year of operation. As required by R.I.G.L. § 42-140.1-5, this Annual Report includes a summary of the “activities of the Council, its assessment of energy issues, the status of system reliability, energy efficiency and conservation procurement and its recommendations regarding any improvements which might be necessary or desirable.”
Nova Scotia Power Inc IRP Comments
CT Clean Fuels and Clean Vehicles Action Plan -Comments
Support for implementing policies in CT and New England that seek to accelerate the widespread adoption of electric vehicles by consumers. EVs can make the transportation sector more economically and environmentally sustainable.
Testimony to CT Energy and Technology Committee
Support and recommended modifications for:
Proposed SB 134: An Act Appropriating Funds to Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority
SB 357: An Act Concerning Efficient Building Standards and Product Efficiency Standards
HB 5410: An Act Concerning Gas Companies’ Cost Recovery of Lost and Unaccounted for Gas
EnergyVision
Envisioning a clear pathway towards meeting long term greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets of 80% by 2050 has been a difficult and elusive task. Yet, an exciting convergence of technology advances and success in reducing carbon emissions from electricity generation points towards viable solutions that can be implemented now to be on the right path. It may seem counterintuitive, but the key is to rely more on decarbonized electricity to power transportation and buildings. Consider this hypothetical: if all gasoline powered cars on the road and all buildings heating with fossil fuels immediately switched to modern electric technologies like electric vehicles and high efficiency cold weather heat pumps, GHG emissions from these sources in the Northeast would be cut in half. With further efforts to transition electricity generation to renewable resources, emissions would continue to fall. Dramatic changes to our power grid, more decentralized and community energy approaches and redoubled efforts to maximize energy efficiency are needed to make this vision real.
Electric Vehicles and Electric Vehicle Charging -Comments to MA DPU
Comments include consideration of environmental and economic benefits of EVs, participation of unregulated affiliates of electricity distribution companies in charging market, and rates and metering infrastructure.