Commercial Buildings Guzzle 37% of CA’s Energy

environmentalleader.com (Jul 15 2010) Emissions

1. Commercial buildings are responsible for 37 percent of California’s energy needs, according to a new report by Next 10. The findings suggest a new, untapped resource for reducing the state’s energy needs through efficiency measures. The report, Untapped Potential of Commercial Buildings: Energy Use and Emissions, suggests that energy use by commercial buildings could be reduced by up to 80 percent through energy efficiency measures, based on national averages. Simple energy efficiency improvements to existing buildings, such as insulating window films, yield three dollars in savings on average for every dollar invested. Existing building stock represents the greatest opportunity for capturing the low-hanging fruit for energy efficiency gains. In the average building, upgrading building insulation results in energy savings of 30 percent. Advances in lighting technology offers energy savings of up to 20 percent, according to the study. (Read Full Article)

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