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5.1 Low-energy strategies for the United States

Katrin WinterleitnerLisa-Maria GallerVera Pusterhofer

June, 9th 2010

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Current energy consumption of the U.S.

State Energy Program (SEP) 2007

Example: California Measurements since Barack

Obama (2009)

Current Energy TrendsCurrent Energy Trends

Total primary energy consumption: from 98.1 quads (2003) to 127.0 quads (2025)

Renewable fuel sales: from 5.9 quads to 9.6 quads

Per capita energy consumption: 336.5 million Btu to 362.2 million

Energy consumption by Energy consumption by sectorsector

State Energy Program (SEP) State Energy Program (SEP) 20072007

“SEP provides federal financial assistance and technical support to States to carry out cost-shared energy efficiency and renewable energy programs that meet each State’s unique energy needs, while also addressing national energy goals such as energy security.”

State Energy Program (SEP) State Energy Program (SEP) 20072007

4 goals of SEP:

1.Increase energy efficiency to reduce energy costs and consumption for customers, businesses, and government.

2.Reduce reliance on imported energy.3.Improve the reliability of electricity and

fuel, and the delivery of energy services.4.Reduce the impacts of energy production

and use on the environment.

State Energy Program (SEP) State Energy Program (SEP) 20072007

Metrics of SEP:

Reduction in primary energy use (quads/year)

Reduction in oil (million barrel of oil per day annual reductions) and natural gas use (million cubic feet/year)

Electricity use energy savings (kWh/year)Increases in renewable energy installed

capacity (MW installed/year)Reductions in emissions of greenhouse gas

emissions in criteria pollutants (tons/year)

Example: CaliforniaExample: California

Template for a national energy policy

Since 1970‘s protecting environment

Reducing energy consumption

Electricity from renewable source

Big push on efficiencyBig push on efficiencyEfficiency usage of energySave money and invest in R&D

$ 30 billion of the efficient building codes

Savings for hole nation◦Invest $ 21 billion in building efficiency◦Save more than $ 8 billion in energy

bills

Long-Term Energy Efficiency Long-Term Energy Efficiency Strategic PlanStrategic Plan

Importance and Costs of the plan

Steps for the implementation◦Set up working groups◦Develop a statewide energy efficiency

brand◦Working with California Air Resources

Board◦Work with the C. Energy Commission

3 „Zero net energy“ strategies

Water solution strategiesWater solution strategiesUrban water

conservationUrban

conservation rate structures

Agriculture water conservation

Recycled water

Groundwater treatment, demineralization and desalination

Conjunctive UseStorm water

recapture and reuse

Measurements since Barack Obama

Guiding priniples:

Job creation, clean energy economy

Lose dependence on oil, become energy independent

Market-based cap for carbon emissions (revenues to citizens)

Measurements since Barack Obama

Fields of action:

1. Clean energy◦ The American Recovery and Reinvestment

Act◦ Efficiency standards (homes, businesses)◦ Offshore Energy Development (Outer

Continental Shelf)◦ Federal agencies leading as good example

Measurements since Barack Obama

Fields of action:

2. Climate change◦ Catalogue greenhouse gases◦ Fuel standards for cars and trucks◦ Interagency Climate Change Adaptation

Task Force ◦ Price on carbon emissions

Measurements since Barack Obama

Fields of action:

3. “Our” environment (directly)◦ Oceans and great lakes ◦ Ecosystem ◦ Land conservation◦ Restoring endangered species◦ Clean water◦ Reducing environmental impacts of

mountaintop coal mining◦ …

Measurements since Barack Obama

Particularity:

Public communication (image)◦ „Leader of international climate change

negotiations“◦ „Clean energy economy“◦ Every individual gets motivated by the

president to protect the environment

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