Transcript NEEP - Rhode Island Greenhouse Gas Process

Status Energy Efficiency
Standards Legislation in
Rhode Island.
Presented by:
Isaac Elnecave, Efficiency Standards
Project Manager
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
To the:
Rhode Island Greenhouse Gas
Building and Facilities Working
Group
October 30, 2003
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Standards Bill
Standards Legislation would set minimum
energy efficiency standards on ten products:
1. Torchiere Lamps
2. Digital Set-Top Boxes
3. Ceiling Fans
4. Commercial Unit Heaters
5. Exit Signs
6. Traffic Signals
7. Commercial Refrigerator/Freezers
8. Large Packaged Air Conditioners >240,000 Btu/hr
9. Low-Voltage Dry Type Transformers
10. Commercial Clothes Washers
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Carbon Reductions
Electricity consumption savings due
to enacting energy efficiency
standards legislation will reduce
annual carbon emissions by:
34,000 tons by 2020
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H5325 Status
H5325: An Act Relating to Public Utilities and Carriers
•Chief Sponsors: Rep. Art Handy, Rep. Peter
GinaittChair of Environment Committee
•Introduced: January 30, 2003
•Public Hearing: April 1, 2003, House Corporations
Committee
•Committee Vote: Continued-- Bill Re-referred to House
Environmental and Natural Resources Committee
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Current Status
Last Year: Legislation languished in
committee.
Reasons:
•Concerns about cross-border effects
•Lack of Time to Seriously Discuss
Concerns
This Year: Legislation will be
reintroduced
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Regional Effort
• Northeast Energy Efficiency Standards Project is a
cooperative effort between NEEP, State PIRGS,
Environment-Northeast and Natural Resources
Defense Council.
• Legislation has been introduced into 9 states (one
more on the way)
.• Maryland legislature has already passed a similar
standards bill
• Standards bill passed by State Senate in
Connecticut. Held up in House of Representatives
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Status in Other Northeast States
Connecticut: Passed State Senate; Legislation will be reintroduced next session
Maine: Legislation continued to next session in January
Maryland: Passed both Houses but vetoed; Veto override will be considered in
January
Massachusetts: Amended bill will be reintroduced in November
New Hampshire: Legislation re-referred to January
New Jersey: Legislation will be reintroduced in December
New York: Legislation introduced in June; will be considered in January
Pennsylvania: Legislation introduced in September; under consideration
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Vermont: No legislation introduced yet.
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Contact:
Isaac Elnecave, [email protected]
Jim O’Reilly, [email protected]
www.neep.org