The Alliance to Save Energy and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) recently expressed their support for the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, an energy efficiency bill recently reintroduced by U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.). Sens. Shaheen and Portman first introduced the legislation in 2011.
The bill would encourage energy efficiency by strengthening building codes, creating initiatives for business, directing the DOE to work with the private sector on energy efficiency research and requiring the federal government to adopt energy saving measures, thus spurring the use of energy efficiency technologies while also creating jobs.
The BCSE noted the U.S. economy is becoming more energy efficient than ever, while the energy productivity of the U.S economy has increased by 10 percent since 2011.
For more information, visit www.bcse. org or call (202) 785-0507.
