Power of Efficiency

A fact sheet detailing the potential economic, employment, and environmental benefits of implementing a national energy efficiency resource standard (EERS) in Georgia.

• The implementation of a national energy efficiency resource standard (EERS) in Georgia is projected to save $6.3 billion and generate nearly 9,000 new jobs.
• Georgia has the potential to reduce electricity consumption by 13% by 2015, which would cover approximately 53% of the anticipated increase in demand.
• Based on ACEEE's March 2009 analysis for a 15% electricity savings target and 10% natural gas savings target by 2020, a national EERS would result in 18,972 GWh of annual electricity savings, peak demand savings equivalent to 20 300 MW power plants, $6,326 million in energy savings, 8,894 net jobs created, and 15.2 million metric tons of CO2 emission savings.
• Energy efficiency is identified as the most cost-effective method for addressing new energy requirements.

APA

World Resources Institute (2009). Power of Efficiency. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/southeast_power_of_efficiency_ga.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Power of Efficiency. 2009. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/southeast_power_of_efficiency_ga.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2009power, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Power of Efficiency}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2009}, month = apr, url = {https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/pdf/southeast_power_of_efficiency_ga.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }