The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said it is committed to using energy efficiency to help reduce emissions. A number of Clean Air Act rulemakings provide a valuable tool for advancing industrial energy efficiency through Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and...
Publications
Alliance Submits Comments to EPA in Regard to Model Trading Rule and Federal Plan
The Alliance submitted comments to the EPA offering recommendations to improve the treatment of CHP, WHP and Industrial Efficiency in the Model Trading Rule and Federal Plan. While EPA clearly recognizes CHP and WHP’s emissions benefits and potential inclusion in a...
Alliance Files Comments to Help Shape North Carolina’s Clean Power Compliance Plan
The Alliance filed comments with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality today urging the state to consider industrial energy-efficiency options, particularly combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat to power (WHP), for...
Coalition Letter Touts Role of Energy Efficiency in North Dakota Clean Power Plan
Members of Dakota Resource Council, along with the American Council for an EnergyEfficient Economy (ACEEE), Ameresco, the Alliance to Save Energy, the Alliance for Industrial Efficiency, E4TheFuture, and the National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO are...
Alliance Files Comments with U.S. EPA on Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP) Eligibility Requirements
The Alliance filed comments with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommending that CHP projects in low-income communities be eligible for participation in the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP). The CEIP is an “early action program” that will award certain...
EPA Q&A on Treatment of Industrial Efficiency in Clean Power Plan
The Alliance for Industrial Efficiency has had a number of calls with EPA staff to address questions about the treatment of industrial energy efficiency in the Clean Power Plan and proposed FIP. Summaries of the issues we have addressed in these conversations follows....