Thursday, January 10, 2008

Energy Bill Update

  • Energy bill signed into law by Bush on 19 Dec 2007
  • DOES NOT include the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) or investment/production tax credits for renewables
  • Does include the Green Jobs Title (Title X) that I wrote memo about
  • Renewable fuel standard (RFS) of 36 bill gallons by 2022 (5x current levels)
  • CAFE std of 35mpg by 2020
  • Federal buildings must use Energy Star or other designated energy efficient products by end of fiscal 2013
  • New appliance efficiency standards in Energy Policy and Conservation Act
  • Establish Office of High-Performance Green Buildings in US Gen Services Admin

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