Efficiency standard could save $169 billion as utilities work with state energy offices

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A federal energy efficiency standard contained in legislationnbefore Congress could provide up to $168.6 billion in benefitsnand utility bill savings for consumers nationwide, the AmericannCouncil for an Energy-Efficient Economy said last week.nAn efficiency standard of up to 15% for electricity distributorsnand 10% for natural gas distributors by 2020 has been proposednby lawmakers in the Senate and the House of Representatives.nIn a new study, the non-profit ACEEE projects that such anstandard could result in saving 117,000 MW of electricity atnpeak demand in the course of saving 364 billion kWh by 2020.nACEEE estimates that the standard would result in savings ofn794 trillion Btu of natural gas.