Air Quality Planning and Standards
Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy and State Implementation Plans
Energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) policies and programs are cost-effective strategies that state, local and tribal agencies can use to help meet air quality goals and State/Tribal Implementation Plan (SIP/TIP) requirements. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state, local and tribal air quality offices are striving to find ways to account for emission impacts of EE and RE policies and programs in the electric power sector in State and Tribal Implementation Plans. EPA believes it is important to recognize and account for the emission benefits resulting from EE/RE policies and programs in SIPs/TIPs. State, local and tribal agencies interested in incorporating these policies and programs in SIPs/TIPs need more detailed information on how to achieve that goal. EPA has developed resources to help state and local agencies and tribes with this effort.
Specifically, EPA has developed a draft manual that is now available for comment to clarify Agency guidance on incorporating EE/RE policies and programs into SIPs/TIPS. We would like both general reactions and detailed comments. The deadline for larger issue comments is April 29. The deadline for more detailed comments is May 13. We are seeking feedback on both the brief main body of the manual and its detailed appendices. Please send all comments to Chris Stoneman (stoneman.chris@epa.gov, 919-541-0823).
- Draft EE/RE Manual - Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy
Policies and Programs into State Implementation Plans/Tribal Implementation Plans (PDF) (149pp, 5.1 MB)
EPA conducted a webinar on the manual and its contents on April 21, 2011. The presentations and the recorded webinar are available below.
- Webinar Presentation - Roadmap for Incorporating EE/RE Policies and Programs Into SIPS/TIPS (PDF) (32pp, 301k) - Chris Stoneman
- Webinar Presentation - EPA's Draft Projected Impacts of State Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Policies (PDF) (28pp, 615k) - Robyn DeYoung