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March 5, 2021
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) held a briefing with experts about how federal energy efficiency programs create jobs and deliver direct meaningful savings to constituent homeowners, consumers, and businesses—all while reducing the stresses and strains on our energy system. Making investments in energy efficiency also encourages productive public-private partnerships and collaboration, improves the sustainability and resilience of our communities, and contributes to meaningful, near-term reductions in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio)
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.)
Vicki Hackett, Deputy Commissioner of Energy, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)
Christopher Hess, Vice President, Eaton
Arjun Krishnaswami, Policy Analyst, Climate & Clean Energy Program, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Jennifer Schafer-Soderman, Executive Director, Federal Performance Contracting Coalition (FPPC)
Curtis J. Zimmermann, Ph.D., J.D, Manager, Government Liaison, BASF Corporation
Q&A Session
Much of Schafer-Soderman's presentation focused on the Federal Energy Management Program. How does the performance contracting industry work outside of the federal government, namely at the state and local levels?
Highlights compiled by Hamzah Jhaveri