U.S. Gas Budgets
Gas Programs Continue Expansion
Gas programs continued to show strong growth among U.S. energy efficiency efforts this year, with a solid 19 percent increase over last year’s 75 percent increase, more than doubling since 2006. This year’s budget growth centered on residential and commercial and industrial programs. Ninety-three percent of U.S. gas budgets reported are administered by CEE members.
States Approve, Greatly Expand Budgets
In addition to the large increase in electric budgets, Ohio also grew their gas budget by almost five times, from $2,900,000 to $14,300,000. New gas DSM budgets were approved in Florida ($15,400,000.), Arizona ($4,400,000), Arkansas ($886,000), and Illinois ($805,000).
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The above table includes Evaluation, Measurement, and Verification (EM&V) in the totals. The below table breaks out EM&V from the subset of organizations who reported EM&V as a separate line item.
