North Carolina’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future

The document outlines the environmental and economic benefits of energy efficiency in North Carolina, specifically highlighting how targeted policies can help the state meet federal air regulations and save residents money.

• Implementing specific energy efficiency policies could enable North Carolina to achieve 56% of its carbon pollution reduction target under the EPA's Clean Power Plan.
• By 2030, the combination of national model building codes, private sector energy service contracts, and 40 MWs of new combined heat and power is projected to save over 15 million MWh of electricity and avoid 9 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).
• Energy efficiency policies are estimated to save North Carolina residents $652 million by 2030 and reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx) by 49,000 tons and sulfur dioxide (SO2) by 126,000 tons by the same year.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (n.d.). North Carolina’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_NC.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. North Carolina’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. n.d. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_NC.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitutendnorth, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{North Carolina’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_NC.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }