Building Our Way to Energy Efficiency?
Apparently there is one area of California's agressive new alternative energy agenda where the state does have its act together: buildings.
According to an EPA press release, commercial buildings are responsible for almost 18% of the greenhouse gas emissions in the country, and California has more energy-efficient buildings than any other state in teh country-- 779.
Texas comes in second with a mere 367 buidings that qualified under the Energy Star program. Energy star buildings use about 35% less energy than traditional buildings, according to the EPA.
While this is all good news from a consumption standpoint, we still have to address that nagging issue of 20% by 2010 in terms of energy production.
According to an EPA press release, commercial buildings are responsible for almost 18% of the greenhouse gas emissions in the country, and California has more energy-efficient buildings than any other state in teh country-- 779.
Texas comes in second with a mere 367 buidings that qualified under the Energy Star program. Energy star buildings use about 35% less energy than traditional buildings, according to the EPA.
While this is all good news from a consumption standpoint, we still have to address that nagging issue of 20% by 2010 in terms of energy production.
You could argue, I suppose that, by cutting consumption, you are decreasing the amount of energy you need to produce to meet demand and therfore making the 20% number easier to achieve, but let's not kid ourselves...
California leads nation in Energy Star program [EPA Press Release]
California leads nation in Energy Star program [EPA Press Release]
posted by CalEnergyGuy at 9:00 AM
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