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Report Overview

Our 2009 report, Ka-BOOM! The Power of Appliance Standards, is the latest in a series of federal- and state-level analyses by ACEEE and ASAP assessing the potential impacts of new and updated appliance standards. In this report we review twenty-three products for which federal standards are due between 2009 and January 1, 2013 (i.e. during the current presidential term) as well as an additional three products whose potential savings warrant consideration for earlier-than-scheduled rulemakings. As in our earlier reports, we estimate the potential energy savings, economic benefits, and emissions reductions, though in this iteration our primary focus is at the national level. Our estimates are based on the assessment of standards levels that are achievable using available technology and, importantly, are cost-effective for consumers.

• Download Ka-BOOM! Executive Summary (112 kB)
• Download the Full Report (795 kB)
• Download Graphic of Emissions Reductions from Existing and Potential Standards in Equivalent Number of Coal-Fired Power Plants (44 kB)

As a special online addendum, we break down the national savings state-by-state for the benefit of state advocates and policymakers. To view a state-by-state breakdown of these impacts, look to the State-Level Benefits from Federal Standards section below where we provide an interactive map with links to a pdf document summarizing individual state savings from our proposed standards. In the state-output tables we report both state-level and state-specific consumer savings.

State-Level Benefits from Federal Standards

Click on a state below to bring up its individual State-Level Benefits table, in pdf format. The tables include energy consumption and dollar savings estimates, as well as estimates on avoided emissions and peak load capacity reductions. We also provide estimates of consumer economics, such as the benefit/cost ratio and simple payback period.

Previous Reports:

2008 LTW Update

2006 Leading the Way

2005 Leading the Way