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SEEA: ENERGY EFFICIENCY FAQS
What is Energy Efficiency?
Energy efficiency is the best way to extend our nation’s energy supplies. Energy-saving efforts can return economic, environmental, and quality-of-life benefits. Energy-efficiency solutions can easily reduce energy bills for many consumers and businesses by 20 to 30 percent. Some businesses have realized 60 percent reductions in energy use and costs.Energy efficiency technologies and practices allow consumers and businesses to use less energy and save money without any deprivation. SEEA both promotes the use of energy efficient technologies and practices and advocates for energy-efficiency public policies.
Why energy efficiency?
Energy efficiency is a quick and cost-effective way to make sure any region's energy needs are met. Among its many positive attributes, energy efficiency:
- Uses advanced and state-of-the-art technologies to provide better quality energy services with less energy;
- Gets the most productivity from every unit of energy and eliminates waste; and
- Provides comfort, profit, and convenience with less energy use, pollution,
and total cost.
What are the technologies?
- Insulation
- Efficiency Windows
- Efficient Appliances
- Efficient Air Conditioning
- Efficient Lighting
- Efficient Fans and Motors
- Efficient Furnaces and Boilers
- Hybrid Vehicles
How to achieve energy efficiency?
- Building Energy Codes
- Appliance and Equipment Standards
- ENERGY STAR® Products/Programs
- Utility Demand-Side Management Programs
- Public Outreach and Education
- Renewable Energy/Distributed Generation
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