Direct Testimony of Thomas M. Hildebrand - Consumer Advocate ...

September 10,2007
Incentives Prove Powerful
As summer enters its final phase, programs that push for, and
increasingly reward, reduced electricity use by companies and other
users are showing results.
Utilities and grid operators are reporting a surge in participation in
programs that encourage customers to turn off inessential
equipment, shift schedules or take other steps toward greater energy
efficiency. That is especially the case in states that have made
conservation a central pillar of energy policies aimed at controlling
greenhouse-gas emissions and restraining energy costs. The success
could result in an expansion of such programs in a time of
tightening electricity suppl~es.inSQme.-pl.a~~~, though an especially
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