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What the Energy Efficiency Board Does

Created in 1998 with the purpose of helping small and large businesses, homeowners and renters, and state and local governments use energy more efficiently, the EEB has a mission that is as simple as it is powerful:

Advance the efficient use of energy.
Reduce air pollution and negative environmental impacts.
Promote economic development and energy security.

The Energy Efficiency Board promotes programs that reduce peak energy demand. It also conducts evaluation studies to support continous improvement of the programs, including impact evaluations that measure the accuracy of the reported savings of the programs. The Energy Efficiency Board and its partner utilities tailor programs to ensure energy efficiency savings are broadly realized by all customer segments.

The Rules and Roadmap document provides detailed information about the Energy Efficiency Board's structure and the rules that guide it in fulfilling its role.

Three Main Categories for the Board's Work

The Board has three main categories of tasks it undertakes to fulfill its obligations, including those defined in statute (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 16-245m, 16-32f and 7-233y, and as otherwise imposed by the General Assembly), those defined by other funding sources (such as US Department of Energy), and those assigned by other authorities such as the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA).

a.      Programs and plans: Advise and assist the electric distribution companies in the development of a comprehensive plan to implement cost-effective energy conservation programs and market transformation initiatives; review and approve plans proposed by the utility administrators and other parties, including reviewing program proposals, new initiatives, budgets, and budget allocations, ensuring both geographic and class and sub-class parity in EEF benefits relative to revenues received when viewed over time.

b.      Program tracking and evaluation: Monitor and evaluate the development, implementation and performance of programs on an ongoing basis.

c.      Policy issues: Offer technical expertise and recommendations as needed to support DEEP in the fulfillment of its statutory mandates and policy objectives. Provide information and input to PURA, to assist the Authority with the fulfillment of its regulatory responsibilities. Assist the executive and legislative branches of state government with the formulation of well-crafted policies and legislation to advance energy efficiency in Connecticut in all sectors.