Natural gas efficiency programs are gaining momentum

摘要

Years of investment in natural gas efficiency programs by utilities are beginning to pay off, as customers saved 125 trillion Btu of energy and avoided 6.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2011. That represents a 55 percent increase in savings over 2010, according to the AGA's latest Natural Gas Efficiency Programs report, released earlier this year. Many programs launched within the last decade are just gaining momentum, said Mariam Arnaout, AGA policy analysis manager. There's also increasing consumer interest in reducing energy costs and emissions, leading to an uptake in program participation.