{"548811":{"#nid":"548811","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Clean Power That Cuts Electricity Bills","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA new report has found that implementing the Obama Administration\u2019s Clean Power Plan will cut costs. The average U.S. households could see an average savings of $1,868, said\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca title=\u0022Dr. Marilyn Brown\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/91044ab3-9e96-5940-80a3-46f80924f3d1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarilyn Brown\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, the study\u2019s author and the Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u0026nbsp;Without any changes in the way we produce and use electricity, the typical U.S. household will see bills increase by 18 percent.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThus, there is a significant dividend for electricity consumers if states embrace energy efficiency and clean energy investments associated with state implementation of the Clean Power Plan.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe plan establishes carbon pollution goals for each state and is projected to achieve a 32 percent cut in U.S. carbon pollution from power plants by 2030 compared with 2005.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnergy efficiency is, in fact, the key to low-cost integration of cleaner energy and for reducing dirty energy sources that are fueling climate change, while significantly benefitting residential consumers, utilities and state policymakers alike.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf state leaders adopt the least-cost compliance scenarios, household electricity bills would see significant savings compared with the projected increases, while at the same time cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions significantly. Utilizing the least-cost compliance scenarios outlined in the study could generate a savings of $248 billion nationwide. \u0026nbsp;Different states across the country have already identified the specific cost savings to them. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca title=\u0022Clean Power on CEPL\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cepl.gatech.edu\/projects\/ppce\/cpp%26b\u0022\u003ERead more\u003C\/a\u003E about the plan, the stafe fact sheets and other materials.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Going Green Saves Money"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Clean Power Plan Could Save Consumers Money"}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2016-06-28 14:38:25","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:00","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-06-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-06-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Contact\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003EMedia Relations Specialist\u003Cbr \/\u003EPhone:\u0026nbsp;404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EEmail: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}