Resources to Help Consumers Save Energy

Home Energy Saver – web based home energy audit tool from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

2009 Tax Incentives for Energy Efficiency

Energystar.gov – Energy Efficient Products and Money Saving Home Improvement Tips

Reduce Your Energy Consumption – tips from the Natural Resources Defense Council

Reports and Information

Analysis of Energy Efficiency Provisions in H.R. 2454 - This ACEEE analysis looks at the energy efficiency provisions in the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, including the potential economic impact and areas for improvements to efficiency policy

Presentation on a Federal EERS - This presentation details jobs, consumer savings, environmental improvements and other benefits that would come from passing a federal EERS.

How an EERS Works - This fact sheet details how an EERS would work at the federal level.

Energy Efficiency in the Federal Stimulus Bill – A Useful Start But Not a Long-Term Strategy – An ACEEE summary on energy efficiency measures in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act explaining the huge potential for continued federal investment in energy efficiency

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Standards Maximize Benefits, Minimize Costs  of Climate Solutions - How an EERS and RES stand to maximize the benefits and minimize the costs of climate legislation

Energy Efficiency: Cleaner, Faster, Cheaper – How energy efficiency works in homes, offices and factories by the Sierra Club

Energy = Future: How America Can Look Within to Achieve Energy Security and Reduce Global Warming – Report from American Physical Society

Investing in Energy Productivity- Report from the McKinsey Global Institute

Energy Efficiency Leadership in California: Preventing the Next Crisis – Report from the Natural Resources Defense Council