Consortium for Energy Efficiency Releases 12th Annual Industry Report
Total expenditures from all funding sources on gas and electric DSM programs in 2016 rose 2 percent in 2016 over 2015 reaching $8.8 billion
BOSTON — The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) recently released its 12th annual Industry Report, which showcased growth in energy efficiency and demand response investments.
“Amid the uncertainty in federal investment, this report indicates that demand side management [DSM] investment at the state and program level continues strong with a modest uptick in 2016 expenditures and 2017 budgets, said Ed Wisniewski, executive director, CEE. “What the report does not capture is that a significant program presence over an extended duration apparently produces a powerful public benefits platform that can be leveraged to serve the growing complexities and obligations of today’s utilities. Accordingly, future reports will attempt to capture the extent to which DSM investments are deployed with the intent of supporting additional regulatory imperatives for climate, distributed generation, and system resiliency objectives.”