The Puplic Utilities Commission of Texas approved new rules for utility energy efficiency programs this week. The centerpiece to the rule change is an increase to the state's energy savings targets from 20% of electric demand growth to 25% growth in demand in 2011 and 35% in 2012 and beyond. The rule also establishes customer cost caps to contain costs. An analysis finds that the new goals will not significantly impact energy efficiency spending in the near term, and that the cost-caps should not be a serious constraint on most utility efficiency programs.
Texas was the first state to adopt energy efficiency savings targets (Energy Efficiency Resource Standards),
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