1.4: Energy Productivity
Cost-effectively improve the energy efficiency of the U.S. economy. Other Information:
Energy efficiency is the ability to produce more energy services (e.g., lighting, heating, and transportation) from a fixed
amount of energy. Energy productivity is the ability to create more economic value (gross domestic product, worker productivity,
and air quality) from a fixed amount of energy. Many energy efficiency technologies exist today that produce more lighting,
heating or transportation services, but the higher capital costs associated with these technologies often outweigh the lower
energy costs over the life of the technology. As a result, energy efficient technologies do not always increase energy productivity.
The major objective of the Department’s energy efficiency RD&D is to lower the cost and promote deployment of energy efficient
technologies in all sectors of the economy (buildings, industrial, and transportation), thereby enabling these technologies
to increase the Nation’s energy productivity.
Indicator(s):
|
