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Status Energy Efficiency Standards Legislation in
Rhode Island. Presented by Isaac Elnecave,
Efficiency Standards Project Manager Northeast
Energy Efficiency Partnerships To the Rhode
Island Greenhouse Gas Building and Facilities
Working Group October 30, 2003
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Standards Bill
Standards Legislation would set minimum energy
efficiency standards on ten products 1.
Torchiere Lamps 2. Digital Set-Top Boxes 3.
Ceiling Fans 4. Commercial Unit Heaters 5.
Exit Signs 6. Traffic Signals 7. Commercial
Refrigerator/Freezers 8. Large Packaged Air
Conditioners gt240,000 Btu/hr 9. Low-Voltage
Dry Type Transformers 10. Commercial Clothes
Washers
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Carbon Reductions
Electricity consumption savings due to enacting
energy efficiency standards legislation will
reduce annual carbon emissions by 34,000 tons
by 2020
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H5325 Status

• H5325 An Act Relating to Public Utilities and
  Carriers
• Chief Sponsors Rep. Art Handy, Rep. Peter
  GinaittChair of Environment Committee
• Introduced January 30, 2003
• Public Hearing April 1, 2003, House Corporations
  Committee
• Committee Vote Continued-- Bill Re-referred to
  House Environmental and Natural Resources
  Committee

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Current Status

• Last Year Legislation languished in committee.
• Reasons
• Concerns about cross-border effects
• Lack of Time to Seriously Discuss Concerns
• This Year Legislation will be reintroduced

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Regional Effort

• Northeast Energy Efficiency Standards Project is
  a cooperative effort between NEEP, State PIRGS,
  Environment-Northeast and Natural Resources
  Defense Council.
• Legislation has been introduced into 9 states
  (one more on the way)
• Maryland legislature has already passed a
  similar standards bill
• Standards bill passed by State Senate in
  Connecticut. Held up in House of Representatives

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Status in Other Northeast States
Connecticut Passed State Senate Legislation
will be reintroduced next session Maine
Legislation continued to next session in
January Maryland Passed both Houses but vetoed
Veto override will be considered in
January Massachusetts Amended bill will be
reintroduced in November New Hampshire
Legislation re-referred to January New Jersey
Legislation will be reintroduced in December New
York Legislation introduced in June will be
considered in January Pennsylvania Legislation
introduced in September under consideration Verm
ont No legislation introduced yet.
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Contact Isaac Elnecave, ielnecave_at_neep.org Jim
OReilly, joreilly_at_neep.org www.neep.org