Energy efficiency solutions / / Richard P. Cateland, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (159 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.791/6
• Soggetto topico: Energy conservation - United States; Energy consumption - United States; Energy policy - United States
• Altri autori: CatelandRichard P
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- ENERGY EFFICIENCY SOLUTIONS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- AUTOMOBILE AND LIGHT TRUCK FUEL ECONOMY:THE CAFE STANDARDS* -- ABSTRACT -- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- CURRENT CAFE STANDARDS -- MAJOR ISSUES IN THE CAFE DEBATE -- HOW THE INTERIM RULE FOR MY2011-MY2015 WOULD WORK -- Overview of the Rule -- Reformed Standards -- The Challenge to the Rule and Court Decision -- CAFE AND REDUCTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS:ADDITIONAL HISTORY AND DISCUSSION -- OVERVIEW OF CONGRESSIONAL INTEREST IN CAFE(1991-2005) -- In-Use Fuel Economy Estimates -- FOR ADDITIONAL READING -- REFERENCES -- ENERGY EFFICIENCY: OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FORFEDERAL AGENCIES TO BETTER INFORMHOUSEHOLD CONSUMERS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- SUMMARY -- EnergyGuide -- Energy Star -- CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS -- MATTER FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I: BRIEFING TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY ANDNATURAL RESOURCES, U.S. SENATE, JUNE 13, 2007 -- APPENDIX II: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX III: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY -- APPENDIX IV: COMMENTS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION AGENCY -- APPENDIX V: COMMENTS FROM THEFEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION -- GAO COMMENTS -- APPENDIX II: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- REFERENCES -- ENERGY EFFICIENCY: LONG-STANDING PROBLEMSWITH DOE'S PROGRAM FOR SETTING EFFICIENCYSTANDARDS CONTINUE TO RESULT IN FORGONEENERGY SAVINGS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- DOE HAS MISSED ALL RULEMAKING DEADLINES AT A COST OFBILLIONS IN FORGONE ENERGY SAVINGS -- DOE Has Not Met Any of Its Rulemaking Obligations on Time -- Delays Resulted in Forgone Energy Savings of at Least 28Billion and Create Problems in Other Areas -- EFFECTIVENESS OF DOE'S CATCH-UP PLAN IS UNCERTAIN. ; DOE's Plan Lays out an Approach to Clearing the Backlog,but It Is Unclear whether the Plan Is Addressing Root Causes of Delays -- DOE's Plan Lacks Critical Elements of Effective Project Management -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I: STATUS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'SMODEL BUILDING CODE DETERMINATIONS -- DOE Has Completed One of Three CommercialBuilding Code Determinations -- DOE Has Completed Four of Five Residential Building Code Determinations -- DOE Tracks States' Building Codes -- APPENDIX II: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHOD -- APPENDIX III: RULEMAKINGS AND DELAYS FORCONSUMER PRODUCTS AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENTWITH DEADLINES THAT HAVE PASSED -- APPENDIX IV: PARTICIPANTS IN ENERGYEFFICIENCY STANDARDS DELPHI PANEL -- APPENDIX V: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY -- REFERENCES -- TESTIMONY OF JONATHAN KOOMEY, LAWRENCEBERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY, STANFORDUNIVERSITY, BEFORE THE JOINT ECONOMICCOMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS,FOR A HEARING ON EFFICIENCY: THE HIDDENSECRET TO SOLVING OUR ENERGY CRISIS,JULY 30, 2008 -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE -- WHAT DO WE MEAN BY EFFICIENCY? -- HOW COME PEOPLE DON'T BUY EFFICIENCY ANYWAY? -- THE SIZE AND COST OF THE AVAILABLE RESOURCE -- CAPTURING COST-EFFECTIVE EFFICIENCY -- WHAT KINDS OF INNOVATIONS ARE NEEDED? -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHY -- TESTIMONY OF DAN W. REICHER, CLIMATECHANGE AND ENERGY INITIATIVES, GOOGLE.ORG,BEFORE THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE,HEARING ON "EFFICIENCY: THE HIDDEN SECRET TOSOLVING OUR ENERGY CRISIS", JULY 30, 2008 -- FEDERAL POLICIES TO INCREASEINVESTMENT IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY -- Automobile Fuel Efficiency - The Role for Plug-in Vehicles -- Energy Efficiency Resource Standard (EERS) -- Integrated EERS and RPS -- Appliance Efficiency Standards. ; Tax Credits for Efficient Buildings -- Low Income Home Weatherization -- Federal R& -- D Funding -- Government-Backed Financial Mechanisms -- State Building Codes -- Utility Revenue Decoupling -- CONCLUSION -- OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR CHARLES E.SCHUMER, JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEEHEARING: "EFFICIENCY: THE HIDDEN SECRET TOSOLVING OUR ENERGY CRISIS, JULY 30, 2008 -- TESTIMONY OF MARK P. MILLS, DIGITAL POWERCAPITAL (AN AFFILIATE OF WEXFORD CAPITALLLC) AUTHOR, FORBES ENERGY INTELLIGENCECOLUMN, CO-AUTHOR, THE BOTTOMLESS WELL(BASIC BOOKS, 2005), BEFORE THE U.S. CONGRESSJOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE, HEARING ON"EFFICIENCY: THE HIDDEN SECRET TO SOLVINGOUR ENERGY CRISIS", JULY 30, 2008 -- INDEX.
• Sommario/riassunto: DOE has missed all 34 congressional deadlines for setting energy efficiency standards for the 20 product categories with statutory deadlines that have passed. DOEâe(tm)s delays ranged from less than a year to 15 years. Rulemakings have been completed for only (1) refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers; (2) small furnaces; and (3) clothes washers. DOE has yet to finish 17 categories of such consumer products as kitchen ranges and ovens, dishwashers, and water heaters, and such industrial equipment as distribution transformers. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimates that delays in setting standards for the four consumer product categories that consume the most energyâe"âe"refrigerators and freezers, central air conditioners and heat pumps, water heaters, and clothes washersâe"âe"will cost at least $28 billion in forgone energy savings by 2030. DOEâe(tm)s January 2006 report to Congress attributes delays to several causes, including an overly ambitious statutory rulemaking schedule and a lengthy internal review process. In interviews, however, DOE officials could not agree on the causes of delays. GAOâe(tm)s panel of widely recognized, knowledgeable stakeholders said, among other things, that the General Counsel review process was too lengthy and that DOE did not allot sufficient resources or make the standards a priority. However, GAO could not more conclusively determine the root causes of delay because DOE lacks the program management data needed to identify bottlenecks in the rulemaking process.In January 2006, DOE presented to Congress its plan to bring the standards up to date by 2011. It is unclear whether this plan will effectively clear DOEâe(tm)s backlog because DOE does not have the necessary program management data to be certain the plan addresses the root causes. The plan also lacks critical elements of an effective project management plan, such as a way to ensure management accountability for meeting the deadlines. Finally, the plan calls for a sixfold increase in workload with only a small increase in resources. DOE plans to manage the workload through improved productivity.
• Titolo autorizzato: Energy efficiency solutions
• ISBN: 1-61728-401-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910962718403321
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