SMART METERS have been deployed to 39% of electricity customers

The Way Forward: Stable Policies Are Critical For Continued Growth

Energy efficiency investment in the U.S. totaled close to $14 billion in 2013, based on spending by utilities and through energy savings performance contracts

COMBINED HEAT & POWER (CHP)8% of U.S. generating capacity comes from CHP plants (83 GW)

BUILDINGSIn 2014, 10 states adopted more-stringent residential and commercial building codes

The ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY of the U.S. economy has increased 11% from 2007 to 2014, and 1.4% since 2013 $SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN AMERICA 2015 Factbook

The U.S. economy hums with the growth of sustainable energy. As these trends have taken shape, the economy has been healthy and the prospects are bright.

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OF NEW POWER CAPACITYbuilt in the U.S. since 2000 has come from natural gas and renewable energy

TOTAL U.S. INVESTMENT in clean energy in 2014, 2nd in world

THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRANSFORMATION

ENERGY EFFICIENCY ADVANCES

93%

NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION AND DEMAND CLIMBNatural gas consumption and production reached ALL-TIME HIGHS in 2014

$17.4 Billion invested in 2013 inMIDSTREAM NATURAL GAS

TRANSPORTATIONuse of natural gas is up 33% since 2007

WHY THE FACTBOOK MATTERSThe Business Council for Sustainable Energy and Bloomberg New Energy Finance created the FACTBOOK series to arm policymakers, journalists and industry professionals with up-to-date, accurate market information about the U.S. energy landscape.

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NATURAL GAS & RENEWABLE ENERGYgenerated more than 40% of U.S. electricity in 2014

WIND and SOLARhave more than tripled in capacity since 2008

HYDROPOWERis the largest source of U.S. renewable energy at 79 GW (excluding pumped storage)

RENEWABLE ENERGY ON THE RISERenewable energy is a prominent part of the U.S. capacity mix, with 205 GW installed

FUEL EFFICIENCYGasoline consumption is down 8.6% since 2005 because of tightening CAFE standards and changing driving patterns

U.S. ENERGY USE DECLINED and GDP INCREASED

from 2007 to 2014

$51.8 Billion-2.4%

8.2%

BIOGAS, BIOMASS, GEOTHERMAL AND WASTE-TO-ENERGY represent 17 GW of U.S. capacity and can provide power 24/7