Chapter 3 : Improving Energy Effciency

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1. Overview

Market barriers

• Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Equipment: Remedies for Pervasive Market Failures
  Ralph Cavanagh, National Commission on Energy Policy

2. Buildings, Equipment, Manufacturing, and Industrial Processes

• Retrospective Examination of Demand Side Energy Efficiency Policies
  Kenneth Gillingham, Richard Newell and Karen Palmer, Resources for the Future
• Energy Efficiency Standards for Buildings and Equipment: Additional Opportunities
  Greg Rosenquist, Michael McNeil, Maithili Iyer, Steve Meyers, and Jim McMahon, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Supplemental Information on Energy Efficiency
  American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
• Policy Recommendations for Improving Energy Efficiency Labeling in the U.S.
  Ecos Consulting

3. Passenger Vehicles

• Translating AVL/ Martec GHG Findings into Fuel Economy Metrics
  Daniel Meszler, Meszler Engineering Services
• Presentation to National Commission on Energy Policy Regarding the NESCCAF Report: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Light-Duty Motor Vehicles
  Tom Austin, Sierra Research

4. Heavy-Duty Trucks

• Energy Savings Through Increased Fuel Economy for Heavy-Duty Trucks
  Therese Langer, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

5. In-Use Vehicles

• Congestion Charging: Solutions for the Escalating Problem of Vehicle Miles Traveled
  Staff Background Paper
• Cost and Benefits of Congestion Pricing Policies in Selected U.S. Cities
  Charles Komanoff, Komanoff Energy Associates
• Dealer Incentives for Fuel Efficiency: Are They a Cost-Effective Way to Save Gasoline?
  Ecos Consulting

6. Emerging Technologies

• Emerging Energy-Efficient Technologies in Industry: Case Studies of Selected Technologies
  Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Emerging Energy-Efficient Technologies in Buildings: Technology Characterizations for Energy Modeling
  Oak Ridge National Laboratory