…the output of 28 coal-fired power plants. The “Top 10,000” coal-savings program yielded substantial air quality benefits—for example, the average on-site emissions avoided from district heating improvement projects amounted to…
…contribute less revenue toward the maintenance of the grid. Second, most net metering tariffs award participating customers full retail rate credit for any energy not consumed on site, whereas utilities…
…energy efficiency audits as a condition for receiving a construction or operating permit. Audits identify energy savings projects that can be completed on-site, and a permit will require all cost-effective…
…measures installed before 2021 with lifetimes longer than 23 years as if they were new savings; Allowing 15 percent of on-site renewable energy generation to be treated as energy savings;…
…lower costs, and reduce air emissions; Strategies for capturing the myriad benefits of energy efficiency as an effective, low-cost resource; Leveraging the changing role of consumers in energy efficiency, on-site…
…energy efficiency as an effective, low-cost resource; Leveraging the changing role of consumers in energy efficiency, on-site production, storage, and automated and controllable uses; The outlook for renewable energy resources….
…under the Act—is the degree to which states could opt to allow offsite programs to substitute for site-specific technology controls.” Columbia’s analysis underscored that states (and, where applicable, local agencies)…
…is easier to site than traditional facilities. Renewable energy and energy efficiency are, by extension, risk-reduction strategies. Take cost, for example: most clean energy projects provide guaranteed energy and capacity…
…for incorporating energy efficiency into air quality management plans. The analysis shows average on-site savings of 10 to 60 RMB per ton of coal saved and average off-site savings of…
