Kateri CallahanPresident, Alliance to Save Energy

kcallahan@ase.org

Rebuilding Together National ConferenceVoices for America’s Neighborhoods

November 12, 2009

Energy Efficiency and Affordable Living:A Recipe for Success

The Alliance to Save Energy promotes energy efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment and greater energy security.- Non-profit organization headquartered in U.S.; operations world-wide- Led by Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy - Includes 10 Members of Congress – Bi-Cameral; Bi-Partisan- Also includes environmental, consumer, and trade associations heads, state

and local policy makers, corporate executives

Business ▪ Government ▪ Public Interests Sponsorship and participation of 170 organizations Involvement by businesses in all economic sectors Initiatives underway in research, policy advocacy, education, technology deployment, and

communications

Why Energy Efficiency? Powering the U.S. Economy for 30 Years

Energy Efficiency AVOIDING roughly 2.5 billion tons of CO2 annually

Saving roughly $400 billion annually

Source: McKinsey Global Institute

Source: Energy Information Administration

Low-income, high energy bills?

Energy efficiency to the rescue

Ready, set, stimulus!

Congresswoman Heather Wilson and Homeowner Alejandro Porath.

“Our Future is What We Build it to Be” – President Barack Obama

*$65 Billion in Stimulus Available for EE

*Weatherize 1 million homes/year

*Improve efficiency of federal buildings

* Control carbon emissions

*Create hundreds of thousands of “green jobs”