Rep. Peter Welch and clean energy advocates stay hopeful that energy-efficiency measures will survive potential cuts to Biden's $3.5 trillion budget.

Energy efficiency plays a crucial role in decarbonization because it can reduce costs as demand for electricity grows, panelists said in a CEC workshop.

A shift to electric heating will raise winter power demands, but utilities could mitigate spikes by improving buildings' "thermal envelopes," ACEEE said.

The New York Climate Action Council heard recommendations to provide financial incentives and technical assistance to help heavy industries decarbonize.

ACEEE found that only six states have policies encouraging or requiring environmental justice be built into programs for rolling out EV chargers.

Utilities need to offer electric vehicle rate designs that will encourage customers to use EVs most efficiently, said Rachel Gold, director at ACEEE.

The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy released its first-ever State Transportation Electrification Scorecard.

Decarbonization advocates said they hope energy efficiency is one issue that will attract bipartisan support in a narrowly divided Congress.

FERC’s proposed policy statement on carbon pricing won wide support, although some expressed doubt that it will spur adoption.

Massachusetts led the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s 13th annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard for the ninth consecutive year.