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Kateri CallahanPresident, Alliance to Save EnergyNovember 12, 2009Washington, DCCallahan’s opening keynote speech for Rebuilding Together’s 2009 conference highlighted the importance of energy efficiency in helping low-income families across the country lower energy bills and fight waste.TRANSCRIPT
Kateri CallahanPresident, Alliance to Save Energy
Rebuilding Together National ConferenceVoices for America’s Neighborhoods
November 12, 2009
Energy Efficiency and Affordable Living:A Recipe for Success
The Alliance to Save Energy promotes energy efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment and greater energy security.- Non-profit organization headquartered in U.S.; operations world-wide- Led by Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy - Includes 10 Members of Congress – Bi-Cameral; Bi-Partisan- Also includes environmental, consumer, and trade associations heads, state
and local policy makers, corporate executives
Business ▪ Government ▪ Public Interests Sponsorship and participation of 170 organizations Involvement by businesses in all economic sectors Initiatives underway in research, policy advocacy, education, technology deployment, and
communications
Why Energy Efficiency? Powering the U.S. Economy for 30 Years
Energy Efficiency AVOIDING roughly 2.5 billion tons of CO2 annually
Saving roughly $400 billion annually
Source: McKinsey Global Institute
Source: Energy Information Administration
Low-income, high energy bills?
Energy efficiency to the rescue
Ready, set, stimulus!
Congresswoman Heather Wilson and Homeowner Alejandro Porath.
“Our Future is What We Build it to Be” – President Barack Obama
*$65 Billion in Stimulus Available for EE
*Weatherize 1 million homes/year
*Improve efficiency of federal buildings
* Control carbon emissions
*Create hundreds of thousands of “green jobs”
