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Important energy efficiency measures including appliance standards and tax incentives are caught in a stalemated federal energy bill proposals that could potentially save more energy in the transportation and electricity sectors were eliminated earlier in the legislative process. This paper will review the ways that the states have taken up where Congress left off and found innovative policy options that address wasteful energy consumption in three areas. In the transportation sector states must find policies other than direct fuel economy standards, due to federal preemption. In the electricity sector states must address an industry no longer composed of regulated, integrated monopolies, but also not primarily governed by competition. With appliance standards and tax credits, states have successfully implemented key market penetration policies in advance of Congress or in ways adapted to meet state needs.

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Panels of the 2004 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Panel 1. Residential Buildings: Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Panel 2. Residential Buildings: Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Panel 3. Commercial Buildings: Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Panel 4. Commercial Buildings: Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Panel 5. Utility Regulation and Deregulation: Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

Panel 6. Market Transformation: Designing for Lasting Change

Panel 7. Human and Social Dimensions of Energy Use: Trends and Their Implications

Panel 8. Energy and Environmental Policy: Changing the Climate for Energy Efficiency

Panel 9. Efficient Buildings in Efficient Communities

Panel 10. Roundtables: Thinking Outside the Box

Panel 11. Appliances and Equipment