May 25, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Dozens of large companies, trade organizations, institutions, efficiency advocates, and energy consumers are imploring policymakers in states across the country to take advantage of an influx in federal funds by investing in energy efficiency programs.

Ina letter addressed to several governors和officials in their administrations, signatories called on states to increase their investments in critical efficiency and demand management programs, including efforts to upgrade building ventilation to improve public health—an appeal guided both by the thread of the climate crisis and the experience of the ongoing pandemic. The letter highlighted that, between the Covid-19 relief and infrastructure packages passed by Congress in 2021, state and local governments will have access to billions of dollars in federal funds to grow these initiatives, which will create good jobs, reduce pollution, and cut energy costs for both businesses and residents.

签署员写道：“效率投资是支持当地家庭工资工作，为客户节省资金，减轻能源成本波动的明智投资，并帮助现代化建筑物和设施以防止未来的危机。”

这封信是由59个组织签署的Arizona Technology Council, Eaton Corporation, JLL, Johnson Controls, Siemens， 和Sierra Nevada。它计划被送往亚利桑那州，加利福尼亚，科罗拉多州，伊利诺伊州，马里兰州，密歇根州，明尼苏达州，新罕布什尔州，新泽西州，新泽西州，北卡罗来纳州，俄勒冈州，宾夕法尼亚州，宾夕法尼亚州，弗吉尼亚州和华盛顿的官员。

“With our buildings anchoring cities across the U.S., JLL believes the real estate industry is uniquely positioned to shape a better future. We have prioritized energy efficiency in all our locations because it saves money on utilities, modernizes our properties with cutting-edge technology, keeps our clients and communities healthy, and helps us meet our ambitious sustainability goals,” saidCynthia Curtis, SVP & Corporate Sustainability Officer, Americas at JLL。“我们敦促州长和政策制定者利用现在可用的充足的联邦资金来扩展其能源效率计划，并为所有人创造更健康，更有弹性的建筑环境。”

Many of the investments championed in the letter could be made quickly through funds that have already been dispersed and programs that already exist. States will also have opportunities to apply for various grants funded by last year’s Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA), according to the letter.

具体而言，企业呼吁各州奉献或寻求资金：

• 投资空气通风系统和建筑物，包括全面改造，以减少能源浪费，改善室内空气质量并促进公共卫生结果；
• 扩展需求侧的能源管理计划，这些计划既可以为住宅和商业部门提供服务，从而减少了化石燃料污染；
• Grow low-income energy efficiency programs and services, bringing building upgrades and efficiency measures to populations that are less likely to use these programs, such as renters and residents in multifamily housing;
• 提高关键公共设施的效率和通风，包括在紧急情况下经常依赖的学校，医院和机场；和
• Develop job training programs to expand the energy efficiency workforce while helping to retrofit residential homes.

The letter was organized byCeres, the建筑绩效协会, theCalifornia Energy Efficiency和需求管理委员会, theEnergy Efficiency Business Coalition of Colorado, the新泽西州的能源效率联盟, theKeystone Energy Efficiency Alliance, the全国能源服务公司协会，和Virginia Energy Efficiency Council。

“Congress has provided states with access to significant new funding to improve both public health and infrastructure. It's hard to imagine a better opportunity for meeting both goals than doubling down on energy efficiency,” saidAlli Gold Roberts, senior director of state policy, Ceres。“From manufacturing floors to downtown office towers to our own living rooms, buildings of all sorts are critical infrastructure that power states’ economies. Programs that modernize buildings and equipment will cut pollution, reduce our dependence on volatile global energy markets, and improve public health, all while helping companies and residents save on energy. These measures are good for business and good for the economy.”

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