Reimagining Energy Efficiency Resource Standards

Technical Report · Mon Jan 13 04:00:00 EST 2025

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2499781· OSTI ID:2499781

Frick, Natalie Mims ^[1]; Long, Angela ^[1]; Relf, Grace ^[1]; Sandonato, Anthony ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Energy Efficiency Resource Standards (EERS) are a long-standing policy used to advance state goals and priorities, such as reliability, affordability and decarbonization. They ensure cost-effective energy efficiency is used to lower energy consumption, reduce peak demand, and enable grid flexibility. Adapting EERS through strategic design, and integrating EERS into broader energy plans and policies, can help states optimize their approach to meet modern and evolving power system needs and achieve sustainable energy outcomes. This report examines how states consider energy efficiency in the context of four policy priorities: providing grid benefits, addressing load growth, reducing emissions, and promoting affordability. It provides examples of states that are pursuing these priorities, reviews the role of energy efficiency in them and identifies opportunities to further promote energy efficiency alongside the priorities. Decisionmakers and stakeholders can draw directly from these examples and findings to design an EERS that maximizes co-benefits, captures synergies, and promotes consideration of the all the possible solutions to advance their goals.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Indian Energy Policy & Programs (IE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 2499781
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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