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Nancy L. Seidman
Senior Advisor
The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)®
Cambridge, Massachusetts
United States
+1 781 980 8006
raponline.org
August 9, 2017
IEPEC 2017 – Baltimore, MD
Energy Efficiency and Air Quality – Looking Forward
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Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency
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USEPA 2017
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• Why environmental regulators care about energy
• What’s EE got to do with it?
• How can the two be linked?
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Linking Air Quality and Energy Efficiency
US EPA
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Electric power sector share of national emissions of pollutants of concern in stated year. Sources: for Sulfur Dioxide,
Nitrogen Oxides, Mercury, U.S. EPA 2014; for Greenhouse Gas, U.S. EPA 2017.
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US Power Plant Emissions
33%
67%
SULFUR DIOXIDE, 2014
87%
13%
NITROGEN OXIDES, 2014
59%
41%
MERCURY, 2014
71%
29%
GREENHOUSE GAS, 2015
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• Complying with national health standards
• Developing implementation plans
• Saving facilities money during permitting
• Achieving State and Local Environmental and
Energy goals
• Modeling to demonstrate the value of EE
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Options Involving EE
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Who’s poised to lead on EE?
ACEEE, 2016
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• L - Load growth and more service
• E - Environmental benefits and
• G – Grid management
• While Energy Efficiency remains the first “fuel”
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Beneficial Electrification A “LEG-up”
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Beneficial Electrification What’s at stake?
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• Saves ~70% of kWh
• Can be controlled into low-cost and
low-emission hours
• Does not work everywhere
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Heat Pump Water Heater
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The Next Quantum Leap in Efficiency - 30 Percent Electric Savings in
Ten Years
Teaching the Duck to Fly
Beneficial Electrification – blog post series
Opportunity Knocks for Beneficial Electrification - webinar
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Resources
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• Electricity market transformation is happening fast
• Energy Efficiency is one way to ensure
electrification is beneficial
• Environmental regulators can be a key part of the
efficiency picture
• EE has a bright future
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Conclusions
Nancy L. Seidman
Senior Advisor
The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)®
+1 781 980 8006
raponline.org
Cambridge, Massachusetts
United States
About RAPThe Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)® is an
independent, non-partisan, non-governmental
organization dedicated to accelerating the transition
to a clean, reliable, and efficient energy future.
Learn more about our work at raponline.org
