March 10, 2010

New EPA Report: Assessing the Multiple Benefits of Clean Energy: A Resource for States

New from the EPA, this report is designed to help state energy, environmental and economic policy makers identify and quantify the many benefits of clean energy to support the development and implementation of cost effective clean energy initiatives. Assessing the Multiple Benefits of Clean Energy: A Resource for States provides an overview of: The multiple…

New from the EPA, this report is designed to help state energy, environmental and economic policy makers identify and quantify the many benefits of clean energy to support the development and implementation of cost effective clean energy initiatives.

Assessing the Multiple Benefits of Clean Energy: A Resource for States provides an overview of:

  • The multiple benefits of clean energy and why it is important to think about them
  • The importance of and approaches to calculating or estimating energy savings as the foundation for deriving multiple benefits
  • The different tools and approaches available for estimating energy systems, environmental — specifically greenhouse gas, air, and health — and economic benefits across varying levels of rigor
  • State analyses to illustrate the use of multiple benefits to promote clean energy

Download Assessing the Multiple Benefits of Clean Energy: A Resource for States