February 2012

Revised Efficiency Initiative Includes VRF, IEER
The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) announces availability of the revised High Efficiency Commercial Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Initiative. This initiative is accompanied by a performance specification for commercial air conditioning and heat pump equipment. Read more...

July 2011

Residential Program Summaries Published in 2011
CEE has recently published multiple Program Summaries that describe energy efficiency program efforts within the Residential Sector. Program Summaries are designed to communicate CEE member program details to key market players and stakeholders. Read more...

November 2010

Residential Program Summaries Published in 2010
Over the past few months, CEE has published multiple Program Summaries that describe energy efficiency program efforts within the Residential Sector. Program Summaries are designed to communicate CEE member program details to key market players and stakeholders. Read more...

September 2010

Lighting for Tomorrow 2010 Winners Announced!
The eighth annual Lighting for Tomorrow competition awards the best designed, energy efficient lighting products in the residential market. In addition to the expansion of the solid-state lighting (SSL) competition to include replacement lamps, 2010 featured a brand new lighting controls competition. Read more...

August 2010

CEE’s 2010 Gas Summit looks at present and future
Decision makers from gas program administrators gathered at the CEE 2010 Gas Summit to continue the progress made over the past four years and plan for change. Read more...

June 2010

CEE Publishes Existing Homes Program Guide
The Existing Homes Program Guide contains information on voluntary programs for the promotion of energy efficient homes in the United States and Canada. Read more...

May 2010

CEE Premium Efficiency Motors List Introduced
The CEE Board of Directors has approved a new resource to support members with motor incentive programs - the CEE Premium Efficiency Motors List (Motors List). This resource includes 633 motors with efficiencies higher than new federal minimum standards scheduled to take effect in December. Read more...

April 2010

ENERGY STAR® Awards go to 18 CEE Members
Eighteen CEE member organizations were singled out for their outstanding efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency at the eighteenth Annual ENERGY STAR® Awards Banquet. Read more...

March 2010

ENERGY STARŪ Recognition High
Nearly four in five U.S.Survey Cover households recognize the ENERGY STARŪ label states the National Awareness of ENERGY STARŪ for 2009: Analysis of CEE Household Survey. Read more...

2009 CEE Industry Data Released
The State of the Efficiency Program Industry: Budgets, Expenditures, and Impacts 2009, provides the proof of a growing energy efficiency industry. The total of efficiency budgets for gas and electric in both the U.S. and Canada topped $6.1 billion for 2009. Read more...

February 2010

Member Feedback Sought
The CEE Board has approved revising the CEE Web site to provide new tools for members. With 130 organizational members, plus all the committee participants, the Board is supporting ways to streamline CEE committee work so you can participate more often and more easily. Read more...

Commissioner Grueneich Kicks off CEE Winter Program Meeting
Dian Grueneich, California Public Utilities Commissioner, kicked off this year’s CEE Winter Program Meeting with an overview of how California is achieving deep and comprehensive energy savings. Read more...

January 2010

Foster Promoted to Principal
Rebecca Foster, residential team lead, has been promoted to Principal Program Manager. Her new position includes her current responsibilities serving the residential sector as well as assisting management with various assignments. Read more...

December 2009

EE Programs Break $6 Billion
Budgets for ratepayer funded energy efficiency programs in the United States and Canada topped a record six billion dollars for 2009, illustrating the ongoing and growing support for energy savings and environmental benefits at the state and provincial level. Read more...

2009 CEE Highlights
CEE had a busy and productive year. Below are highlights of CEE member activities and achievements. All of the participants who make up CEE should be proud of everything we've done this past year, our eighteenth since we were founded. Read more...

Seth Wylie Joins CEE
CEE is happy to announce new hire Seth Wylie, who joined the Residential Team in early December of 2009. Read more...

IP Meeting Proves Promise for Commercial Boiler Advancements
Since the last exploration of commercial boilers in 2001, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of gas programs with deeper savings targets. Read more...

Position Paper Helps Members Assess SSL Readiness
The joint CEE Commercial and Residential Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Committee has defined the information that energy efficiency programs need from manufacturers to evaluate SSL products for possible inclusion in programs. Read more...