Utilities reduced per-capita electricity consumption by 10% and saved consumers more than $4 billion through the EmPOWER Maryland initiative, which established energy efficiency savings goals for the five largest electric distribution companies in the state and the Maryland Energy Administration. Better Buildings Residential Network members Baltimore Gas and Electric, Delmarva Power, Pepco, Potomac Edison, and Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) have been working to achieve these goals.
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) published a report on the initiative, Maryland Benefits: Examining the Results of EmPOWER Maryland Through 2015. Learn more about EmPOWER Maryland.