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Energy Star Appliance Feebate

This 38-page report explains how the government could reduce energy consumption by offering consumer rebates on Energy Star appliances and levying fees on inefficient devices . This revenue neutral policy would reduce annual household energy consumption by 1,440 gigawatt-hours--the equivalent of taking 120,000 homes off the electricity grid--and greenhouse gas emissions by 275 thousand tonnes each year.

Published in 2007

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