A new study from the National Research Council supports what other studies from sources such as McKinsey have been touting: investing in energy efficiency represents a huge money-saving opportunity that can’t be ignored.

The report states that “the full deployment of cost-effective, energy-efficient technologies in buildings alone could eliminate the need to add to U.S. electricity generation capacity.” More details in the New York Times blog here: http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/study-cites-substantial-efficiency-savings/.