North Carolina’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future

This fact sheet from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute outlines the economic, environmental, and health benefits of implementing energy efficiency policies in North Carolina, specifically focusing on their role in meeting federal air regulations and reducing carbon pollution.

• Implementing specific energy efficiency policies could enable North Carolina to achieve 56% of its carbon pollution reduction goal as established by the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.
• 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) by 2030.
• By 2030, energy efficiency policies are estimated to save North Carolina residents $652 million and reduce air pollutants, specifically saving 126,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and 49,000 tons of nitrogen oxide (NOx).

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.

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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} }