Thursday, October 14, 2010

States' Critical Role in Fostering Energy Efficiency Businesses

Amplify’d from www.reuters.com
For businesses to go green, it doesn't just take a smart CEO and savvy business plan. It also takes strong state leadership to ensure that the best incentives, policies, and programs are in place to help businesses improve both the sustainability and profitability of their companies.

Much of what makes a company more sustainable and profitable has to do with smart energy management. Energy is one of the biggest expenses for business owners today, and will only become a greater financial burden as energy prices continue to escalate. The more businesses can do to lower energy use and costs through greater energy efficiency, the better prepared they will be to weather economic storms and thrive and grow.

Today, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy releases its annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard report that ranks all 50 states and Washington, D.C. on their progress toward advancing energy efficiency policies across a wide array of sectors -- from buildings to industry -- that help businesses lower energy use and costs, as well as create a healthy energy efficiency industry.
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