Residential Energy Efficiency and the American Clean Energy and Security Act HR 2454

Author(s): David Hoppock and Jonas Monast

Published: July 2009

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This paper is one in a series by the CCPP at Duke University to explore the barriers facing large‐scale, low‐carbon electricity generation and increased efficiency in the near‐term – primarily the next ten to fifteen years. Policy drivers may be necessary to provide the right price signal to develop low‐carbon emission technologies, but a price signal alone may not be enough to enable broad‐scale deployment. Significant technical, legal, infrastructural, and social barriers prevent the implementation of the necessary technologies and efficiency improvements.