US could save billions through national energy efficiency law (Environmental Data Interactive Exchange)
The US could save almost $170 Billion with a national law requiring utility companies to foster more efficient customer electricity and gas use, energy campaigners say.
It estimates one requiring utilities to reduce electricity demand by 15% and natural gas demand by 10% by 2020 would yield households and businesses utility bill savings of $168.6 billion – some 16% more than its previous $144 billion projection.
This would also create 220,000 jobs, save the equivalent power demand of 48 million households, remove the need to build 390 power plants and cut carbon emissions by 262 million tonnes – equal to taking 48 million cars of the road for a year.