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Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Display this book on your site! Related Titles Alternatives to the Indian Point Energy Center for Meeting New York Electric Power Needs Prospective Evaluation of Applied Energy Research and Development at DOE (Phase Two) Other Related Titles Review of Site (Point-of-Use) and Full-Fuel-Cycle Measurement Approaches to DOE/EERE Building Appliance Energy-Efficiency Standards--Letter Report (2009) National Research Council (NRC) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 17   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Attachment B Letter from Senator Gordon H. Smith GORDON H. SMITH OREGON COMMITTEES: FINANCE COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES INDIAN AFFAIRS RANKING MEMBER, SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING United States Senate WASHINGTON, DC 20510–3704 February 19, 2008 Mr. Ralph J. Cicerone President National Academy of Sciences 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 RE: Section 1802 of the Energy Policy Act Study of Energy Efficiency Standards Dear Mr. Cicerone: I believe that improving energy efficiency is one of the key elements to reducing American’s dependence on foreign energy, reducing overall energy consumption and reducing unwanted emissions. Based on these concerns, I supported the targeted study of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Section 1802) that calls upon the Department of Energy to have the National Academy of Sciences conduct a study of our energy efficiency standards, particularly whether measurement should be done at the site of the energy consumption or on the full-fuel cycle, beginning at the source of energy production. I am pleased to be informed that this study is now underway, and that the first committee meeting is being held this week. In light of the fact that climate change legislation may be considered by the Senate in 2008, this study has taken on greater importance and could make a very valuable contribution to the debate. I encourage you to conduct this study with a broad view of its mandate and include an analysis of the impact of a full fuel cycle standard on greenhouse gas emissions. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Sincerly, Gordon K. Smith United States Senate www.gsmith.senate.gov PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Page 17 Letter Report (1-15) Attachment A Statement of Task (16-16) Attachment B Letter from Senator Gordon H. Smith (17-17) Attachment C Committee Meetings and Presentations Received (18-18) Attachment D Key Findings of 1999 RAND Study and 2005 Gard Analytics Study (19-20) Attachment E Written Material Provided Directly to the Committee (21-26) Attachment F Setting Energy Conservation Standards (27-32) Attachment G Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (33-37) Attachment H Minority Opinion of David H. Archer, Committee Member (38-38) Attachment I Minority Opinion of Ellen Berman, Committee Member (39-40)

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Review of Site (Point-of-Use) and Full-Fuel-Cycle Measurement Approaches to DOE/EERE Building Appliance Energy-Efficiency Standard Attachment B Letter from Senator Gordon H. Smith GORDON H. SMITH OREGON COMMITTEES: FINANCE COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES INDIAN AFFAIRS RANKING MEMBER, SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING United States Senate WASHINGTON, DC 20510–3704 February 19, 2008 Mr. Ralph J. Cicerone President National Academy of Sciences 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 RE: Section 1802 of the Energy Policy Act Study of Energy Efficiency Standards Dear Mr. Cicerone: I believe that improving energy efficiency is one of the key elements to reducing American’s dependence on foreign energy, reducing overall energy consumption and reducing unwanted emissions. Based on these concerns, I supported the targeted study of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Section 1802) that calls upon the Department of Energy to have the National Academy of Sciences conduct a study of our energy efficiency standards, particularly whether measurement should be done at the site of the energy consumption or on the full-fuel cycle, beginning at the source of energy production. I am pleased to be informed that this study is now underway, and that the first committee meeting is being held this week. In light of the fact that climate change legislation may be considered by the Senate in 2008, this study has taken on greater importance and could make a very valuable contribution to the debate. I encourage you to conduct this study with a broad view of its mandate and include an analysis of the impact of a full fuel cycle standard on greenhouse gas emissions. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Sincerly, Gordon K. Smith United States Senate www.gsmith.senate.gov PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER