Increasing America's Energy Efficiency

Solving our energy challenges is a long-term proposition; however, we can achieve immediate economic and environmental benefits by better harnessing the energy we unintentionally waste each day. Putting into practice more robust energy effi ciency programs is a crucial component of our nation’s energy security. We can free up
signifi cant amounts of energy for more productive purposes and eliminate unnecessary expenditures on the part of both businesses and consumers. Th is paper examines key factors aff ecting energy efficiency and provides recommendations for how increased effi ciency can be realized in the United States.