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Efficiency and renewables: Two distinct policies

We all know that BOTH renewable energy and energy efficiency are vital components of our clean energy future.

Two important policies:

Energy Efficiency Resource Standard (EERS)
- The cheapest, cleanest energy resource is the energy we dont use.
- Boosting efficiency to use less energy costs 70 percent less than generating new energy.
- A strong efficiency standard reduces demand, making a renewable energy standard more easily attainable.

Renewable Energy Standard (RES)
- A Renewable Energy Standard requires electric utilities to increase the amount of renewable energy in their mix by a set amount over time.
- A Renewable Energy Standard is key to increasing our clean energy supply.
- 20 states have already proven the success of such a measure.

For these essential and complementary measures to be effective, they must be kept separate and kept strong. Efficiency cannot be allowed to count for renewable energy, and energy efficiency must have its own requirements. We need legislation that does two different things:

1) calls for 25 percent of our energy to come from clean, renewable sources by 2025
2) requires a 15 percent reduction in electricity use through efficiency measures by 2020

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