florida_cpp_letter_3.2.16-501ba3ceebb1741c.pdf

A letter dated March 2, 2016, addressed to Florida Governor Richard Scott from a coalition of energy and environmental organizations, urging the state to maximize energy efficiency investments to meet Clean Power Plan goals cost-effectively.

• Energy efficiency is presented as the most economical demand-side energy resource, being less expensive than renewables or electric and gas generation. It is described as the only option that simultaneously reduces emissions, lowers the cost of implementing the Clean Power Plan, creates sustained local jobs, and allows residents and businesses to control energy bills.
• The authors identify several non-utility administered energy efficiency opportunities for Florida, including residential retrofit financing, the adoption of building energy codes that use above-code green building certification, investments in combined heat and power, and the procurement of energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs). The U.S. ESPC market is noted to generate over $5 billion in new investments annually.
• According to an attached fact sheet, implementing specific energy efficiency policies—such as updated building energy codes, an energy-savings target, and increased combined heat and power—could meet more than 95 percent of Florida's 2030 compliance goal under the Clean Power Plan. This approach would avoid 18 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions and save Floridians $392 million.
• The signatories recommend that Florida opt into the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP) to maximize cost-effective emissions reductions if the state decides to submit a plan to avoid a Federal Plan.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (2016). florida_cpp_letter_3.2.16-501ba3ceebb1741c.pdf. https://www.eesi.org/files/Florida_CPP_Letter_3.2.16.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. florida_cpp_letter_3.2.16-501ba3ceebb1741c.pdf. 2016. https://www.eesi.org/files/Florida_CPP_Letter_3.2.16.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{environmentalandenergystudyinstitute2016floridacppletter3216501ba3ceebb1741cpdf, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{florida\_cpp\_letter\_3.2.16-501ba3ceebb1741c.pdf}}, publisher = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2016}, month = mar, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Florida_CPP_Letter_3.2.16.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }