Health and Cost Benefits of Energy Efficiency Policies

Client: Green Energy Consumers Alliance (GECA)

Authors: Bryndis Woods, Hannah Brown and Myisha Majumder

March 9, 2020

On behalf of the Green Energy Consumers Alliance (GECA), Researcher Bryndis Woods and Research Assistants Hannah Brown and Myisha Majumder prepared a policy brief that assesses the impact of various efficiency policies on energy savings. We find that, on average, the more fully policies account for the benefits of energy efficiency, the more energy they save; states that account for participant health benefits, societal health benefits or mandate the implementation of all cost-effective efficiency measures save more energy than states that do not. In states that do not consider participant and societal health benefits, fewer efficiency measures are implemented—leaving both energy savings and benefits on the table.

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Cost and Emission Impacts of Community Choice Energy: Renewable Energy Options for the City of Chelsea

Client: GreenRoots

Authors: Bryndis Woods, Sagal Alisalad, and Hannah Brown

November 2019

Researcher Bryndis Woods, Assistant Researcher Sagal Alisalad, and Research Assistant Hannah Brown present the cost and emission savings of different designs for Community Choice Energy (CCE) programs in the City of Chelsea, Massachusetts as compared to electricity purchased from the default utility. This policy brief concludes that all types of CCE programs save residents money on their electric bills, and that Chelsea has the potential to reduce its emissions by an additional 34 percent by 2030 if it chooses to pursue a CCE program that mandates 25 percent more renewable energy than Massachusetts law.

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