As Grid Decarbonizes, Energy Efficiency More Critical than Ever to Reduce Costs

Washington, DC—As power generation shifts to clean energy, using electricity more efficiently will be critical for reducing costs, averting blackouts, and cutting pollution, according to a new report. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy evaluated five U.S. grid regions (California, Texas, the Pacific Northwest, the Southeast, and the Midwest) and found that as the grid decarbonizes, energy efficiency upgrades can reduce costs that would otherwise be passed on to customers by $10 billion to $19 billion annually per region by 2050.