Environmentally Beneficial Electrification

摘要

1. Electrification of end-use appliances is increasingly a strategy to reduce emissions and meet climate goals 2. EPA/DOE's ENERGY STAR source-site energy ratios are deeply flawed 2.1 They treat renewables and nuclear like fossil fuel generation 2.2 Provides public with bad information leading to suboptimal environmental end-use choices 2.3 Needs a technical correction as soon as possible 3. End use purchasing decisions made today last decades 4. There is a need to align policy with reality to take advantage of electric end-use for renewable integration.