EPA Develops New Tool To Monetize Health Benefits Of Energy Efficiency

EPA has developed a first-time tool to estimate the range of public health benefits stemming from energy efficiency and renewable energy investments using a measure of the “benefits per kilowatt-hour” (BPK) values that monetize the benefits. The tool is contained in a July report EPA quietly posted to its website, and its development does not appear to be mandatory. According to the report , state and local policymakers “have increasingly been asking” the agency to help them to understand “opportunities...