Energy Efficiency in 2013

According to New Building Institute (nbi) 2013 will be a good year for energy efficiency, primarily due to the activities of 2012.

• more than 1 million low-income homes and apartments were weatherized
• energy efficiency loan programs were established in more than 30 states
• states established new energy efficiency policies
• new fuel economy standards were finalized at the federal level

It is anticipated that these and other trends will continue in 2013, some things already in the works include:

• The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is to release 11 new product efficiency standards (including ones that were not finalized in 2012), as well as new efficiency requirements for manufactured housing
• EPA will be implementing several recent emissions standards as well as finalizing carbon dioxide emission standards for new power plants.

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