by jbs060410 g3 — June 11, 2010—Three major energy efficiency and renewable energy organizations—the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP, an international body), the Alliance to Save Energy (Alliance) and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)—have jointly released their Compendium of Best Practices: Sharing Local and State Successes in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy from the United States, in which state and local governments share the key elements of their programs, lessons learned and what made each program a success.
The report describes more than 20 practices and their effective implementation by states or cities across the United States. It is designed to share successful program and policy models that can be easily replicated around the country, as well as adapted for implementation in emerging markets around the world. The compendium’s overviews, insights, lessons learned and best practices were selected by a panel of U.S., Indian and Chinese energy experts.
The compendium highlights policies, financing mechanisms and other initiatives that have successfully created favorable market conditions for energy efficiency and renewable energy. The examples also were selected based on the relative ease with which they can be replicated and implemented; the ability to measure energy savings; the ability to offset the need for conventional energy; and because they are cost effective, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create jobs.
