Louisiana’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future

The fact sheet outlines the economic and environmental benefits of energy efficiency in Louisiana, specifically highlighting how policies like energy service contracts and building codes can reduce carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and sulfur dioxide emissions by 2030. It asserts that these measures would save Louisianans $1 billion and significantly contribute to meeting the EPA's Clean Power Plan goals.

• Implementing specific energy efficiency policies could enable Louisiana to achieve 48% of its carbon pollution reduction target established under the EPA's Clean Power Plan.
• By 2030, the combination of national model building codes, private sector energy service contracts, and 500 MWs of new combined heat and power is projected to save over 8.1 million MWh of electricity and avoid more than 4.3 million tons of carbon dioxide.
• Energy efficiency policies are estimated to save the people of Louisiana $1 billion by 2030 and reduce other pollutants, specifically 41,000 tons of nitrogen oxide and 74,000 tons of sulfur dioxide.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (n.d.). Louisiana’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_LA.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Louisiana’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. n.d. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_LA.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitutendlouisianas, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{Louisiana’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_LA.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }