# ACEEE REPORT TO SHOW WHY U.S. SHOULD SWITCH TO “THINK BIG” APPROACH FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2012/01/aceee-report-to-show-why-u-s-should-switch-to-think-big-approach-for-energy-efficiency/
- Published: 2012-01-10T15:27:29-05:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

While Consumers and Policymakers Dwell on Individual-Level Decisions About Small
Energy Efficiency, Little Attention Is Paid to Potential for Huge Energy Savings
from Systems, Industrial Processes, and Infrastructure Improvements.

WASHINGTON, D.C.///NEWS ADVISORY///When Americans think about increased energy efficiency,
they conceive of it in terms of individuals buying CFL bulbs or energy-efficient
appliances. But a new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy(
ACEEE) urges that equal attention be paid to large-scale energy efficiency savings
that could cut U.S.[ energy](https://greenlivingguy.com/2022/08/10-largest-wind-project-development-2022/)
consumption over 50 percent, save consumers more than $300 to $400 billion per year,
and add almost two million jobs by 2050.

The new [ACEEE](https://greenlivingguy.com/2019/09/aceee-report-and-webinar-us-states-lead-on-energy-efficiency-in-2019/)
reports outlines a more productive investment pattern for the U.S. to substantially
lower overall energy expenditures on an economy-wide basis in the residential, commercial,
industrial, transportation, and electric power sectors.

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