Accelerating Investment in Industrial Energy Efficiency
Orders Federal Agencies to Boost Industrial Energy Efficiency Investments
What it does
Federal agencies must coordinate to encourage investment in industrial energy efficiency and deploy 40 gigawatts of combined heat and power by 2020.
Real-world impact
- Reduces energy costs for manufacturers and other industrial users.
- Seeks to create jobs and improve U.S. manufacturing competitiveness.
- Encourages cleaner operations, potentially reducing air pollution from factories.
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Summary
This order directs several federal departments and the Environmental Protection Agency to speed up investments in energy efficiency at U.S. manufacturing facilities. It emphasizes using combined heat and power (CHP) systems and sets a national goal to deploy 40 gigawatts of new industrial CHP by the end of 2020.
The agencies must convene states, manufacturers, utilities, and others, provide technical and financial information, and promote state best practices to lower energy costs, boost competitiveness, reduce air pollution, and create jobs.
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