Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency is key to addressing climate change. By making our homes, businesses, communities, and power grid more energy efficient, we save money and reduce climate pollution.
Energy efficiency measures reduce the amount of electricity we use, which lowers monthly utility costs. When utilities, governments, or private companies incentivize customers to reduce energy demands in our homes and businesses, we save money while also reducing the carbon emissions driving the climate crisis.
Energy efficiency efforts made in the U.S. since 2000 save the average American over $1,000 per year. Recent federal rollbacks of efficiency standards jeopardize energy and cost savings.
Southeast households use an average of 1,063 kilowatt-hours of electricity every month, some of the highest usage in the nation.
Energy efficiency savings in the Southeast accounted for just 0.22% of total electricity sold in 2024, well below the national average of 0.70%.
