Energy Efficiency and 

EPA’s Proposed Clean 

Power Plan

Fall Region 4 Air Director’s Meeting

Metro 4 / SESARM

October 29, 2014

Jenah Zweig, Policy Director

Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance
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A ROADMAP FOR TODAY’S DISCUSSION

• S Introduction to SEEA

• B EPA’s Proposed Clean Power Plan

• B The Value of Energy Efficiency

• O 111(d) & EE: Exploring Opportunity Together

• L Wrap-up & Potential Next Steps
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SEEA SERVES THE SOUTHEAST

Regional Energy 

Efficiency Organization 

(REEO)

Eleven-state 

footprint

Non-profit, 

non-partisan
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SEEA’S APPROACH: TAILORING TO 

THE NEEDS OF THE REGION

Actively

listening

Identifying

relevant 

resources

Empowering 

stakeholders

Surveying 

the 

landscape
EPA’S PROPOSED CLEAN POWER PLAN—

AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF OPTIONS

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SUPPORT STATES AS THEY EVALUATE 

EPA’S PROPOSED CLEAN POWER PLAN

www.SEEALLIANCE.org
THE VALUE OF

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY ≠ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY =ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY
Source: American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, 2014

EE IS THE REGION’S LEAST-COST RESOURCE

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HAVE YOUR CAKE, AND EAT IT TOO

UTILITY SYSTEM BENEFITS

• Power supply

• T&D capacity

• Environmental

• Losses and reserves

• Risk

• Credit and collection

SOCIETAL BENEFITS

• Air quality

• Water

• Solid waste

• Energy security

• Economic development

• Health impacts

PARTICIPANT BENEFITS

• Other fuels

• Water and sewer

• O&M costs

• Health impacts

• Employee productivity

• Comfort

Source: RAP, Recognizing the Full Benefits of Energy Efficiency, 2013
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EE IS A “MULTI-P” RESOURCE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY’S STRATEGIC ROLE

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Taxpayer

Savings

Energy 

Security

Infrastructure 

Resilience

Job 

Creation

Economic 

Development
BUT

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

IS NOT A 

SILVER BULLET

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SOUTHEASTERN STATE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS FOR 

EPA’S PROPOSED BUILDING BLOCKS (LBS/MWH)
SIGNIFICANT EE OPPORTUNITY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST:

PERCENT OF PROPOSED GOAL THAT CAN BE MET WITH EE

56% 40% 58%

62%

108%

63%

53%

75% 58%

94% 93%

46%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC SC TN VA WV

Emission rate reduction required

Emission rate reduction from energy efficiency

Source: American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, 2014
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COMPLEMENTARY INITIATIVES ABOUND

ENERGY 

PERFORMANCE 

CONTRACTING

UTILITY DEMANDSIDE MANAGEMENT 

PROGRAMS

FINANCIAL 

INCENTIVES

LEAD BY EXAMPLE 

(STATE AND LOCAL 

GOVERNMENTS)

BUILDING ENERGY 

CODES

Energy Offices and Utility Commissions serve as catalysts
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BRIDGING RESOURCES TO MAKE EE—

ACCESSIBLE, BITE-SIZED, AND TAILORED 

TO THE NEEDS OF THE SOUTHEAST
Energy Efficiency and 

EPA’s Proposed Clean 

Power Plan
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY: A WIN-WIN
Thank you!

Jenah Zweig, Policy Director

Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance

jzweig@seealliance.org

404-602-9663 
APPENDIX
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REGIONAL TRENDS: 

POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IS EVOLVING
REGIONAL TRENDS: 

STATES PROCESSING THE PROPOSED RULE

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REGIONAL TRENDS: 

BUILDING TECHNICAL CAPACITY
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THE SOUTHEAST: LOW RATES, HIGH BILLS

Source: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, 2010

State 

Median 

Household 

Income 

Consumption 

per Household 

(Million Btu)

Expenditures 

per Household

Expenditures as 

% of Median 

Household

Income

Rank

AL $41,788 94.3 $2,499 6.0% 3

MS $37,696 97.8 $2,241 5.9% 4

SC $43,208 87.3 $2,281 5.3% 7

AR $38,851 99.9 $1,998 5.1% 9

TN $42,612 102.1 $2,135 5.0% 11

GA $48,448 103.7 $2,416 5.0% 13

NC $44,958 91.1 $2,200 4.9% 15

KY $40,990 104.1 $1,952 4.8% 17

LA $43,362 94.5 $2,058 4.7% 18

TX $49,585 83.3 $2,128 4.3% 28

FL $46,077 67.9 $1,976 4.3% 29
DESIGN WITH THE “END IN MIND”

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600

800

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1,200

1,400

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10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

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EE&DR Reductions (MW)

Peak Load (MW)

Hour

Summer Season Hourly Peak Load Reductions from 

Energy Efficiency & Demand Response

EE Reductions Dispatchable DR Reductions

Peak Hourly Load Peak Hourly Load minus EE&DR

Source: TVA, 2020 Peak Day Load Forecast for Typical Summer Day
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ROBUST EE OPPORTUNITIES

Utility EE 

Programs

Non-Utility Residential, 

Commercial and 

Industrial Initiatives

Energy 

Performance 

Contracting

Building 

Energy Codes

Appliance 

Standards

Benchmarking

Combined Heat 

and Power (CHP)

Behavioral

Financing 

Programs

Lead by Example 

(State and Local 

Governments)
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THE SOUTHEAST: 

RISING IN THE RANKS