Texas’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future

The document outlines the economic and environmental benefits of energy efficiency in Texas, stating that specific policies could save the state $5.5 billion and significantly reduce carbon and air pollutants by 2030.

• Implementing a selection of popular energy efficiency policies could enable Texas to achieve 89% of its carbon pollution reduction goal established under the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.
• By 2030, a combination of 1% annual energy savings, national model building codes, energy service contract investment, and 500 MWs of new combined heat and power would allow Texas to avoid over 55 million tons of carbon dioxide and save more than 86 million MWh of electricity.
• Energy efficiency policies are projected to save Texans $5.5 billion by 2030 and reduce other pollutants, specifically saving 231,000 tons of nitrogen oxide and 815,000 tons of sulfur dioxide by the same year.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (n.d.). Texas’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_TX.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Texas’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future. n.d. https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_TX.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitutendtexass, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{Texas’s Path to an Energy-Efficient Future}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Energy_Efficiency_Fact_Sheet_030116_TX.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }