South 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 South Carolina, specifically focusing on goals for 2030.

• Implementing specific energy efficiency policies—including private sector energy service contracts, national model building codes, and 100 MWs of new combined heat and power—could allow South Carolina to avoid over 4.8 million tons of carbon dioxide and save more than 8.5 million MWh of electricity by 2030.
• Energy efficiency policies are projected to save South Carolinians $1.2 billion by 2030 and reduce air pollution by 28,000 tons of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and 74,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2) by the same year.
• The adoption of popular energy efficiency policies can assist South Carolina in meeting 49% of its carbon pollution reduction goal as established under the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (n.d.). South Carolina’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_SC.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. South Carolina’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. n.d. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_SC.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitutendsouth, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{South 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_SC.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }