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Energy efficient housing stimulus that pays for itself

Rick Nevin ()

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: This paper describes an energy efficient housing stimulus strategy that can: (1) quickly provide large-scale job creation; (2) reduce home energy bills by 30% to 50% with associated reductions in emissions and energy assistance spending; (3) stabilize home values and reduce foreclosure inventory; (4) help to eliminate childhood lead poisoning; and (5) implement regulatory reforms that highlight market incentives for cost effective energy efficiency and alternative home energy investments. These benefits, far in excess of costs, can be achieved by combining “lead-safe window replacement” with other weatherization activities and simple regulatory and market reforms. This strategy can help to coordinate American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for energy efficiency, the $75 billion Making Home Affordable plan to reduce foreclosures, and the recently announced partnership between the Departments of Energy (DOE) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to streamline weatherization efforts and spur job creation.

Keywords: Energy Efficiency; Cost Benefit Analysis; Housing; Lead Poisoning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D61 I18 Q43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-04-09
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Published in Energy Policy 1.38(2010): pp. 4-11

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