Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: November 19, 2008

DOE and EPA Release an Energy Efficiency Action Plan for States EPA Sets Renewable Fuel Requirement of 10.21% for 2009 California Streamlines Approvals for Renewable Energy Projects Reliability Report Warns of Transmission Needs with Wind Power Booming BLM Offers Geothermal Leases in Utah, Idaho, and Oregon Dropping Energy Prices Offer Good News for U.S. Consumers DOE and EPA Release an Energy Efficiency Action Plan for States DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have released an updated version of the National Action Plan Vision for 2025: A Framework for Change, which lays out a proposed energy efficiency action plan for state policy makers. If implemented by all states, the plan could lower energy demand across the country by 50%, achieve more than $500 billion in net savings over the next 20 years, and reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 90 million vehicles. The report, which was released under the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency initiative, was produced by more than 60 energy, environmental, and state policy leaders from across the country. The updated action plan encourages investment in low-cost energy efficiency programs and shows the progress that the states are making toward their goals, while […]

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