This brochure provides an overview of the multiple benefits of state and local clean energy initiatives, including: 

• Increased electric system security, diversity, and overall reliability improvements for the electric system,
• Enhanced environmental quality, human health and quality of life, and 
• Improved economic growth through energy cost savings, avoided medical costs, higher disposable incomes, increased labor productivity and more jobs.

It also answers the following questions:

• Why assess the many benefits of clean energy?
• What are the steps involved in estimating the benefits of clean energy initiatives?
• How can policy makers estimate the benefits of clean energy initiatives?
• Quantitative examples of how clean energy programs result in direct energy benefits.
• How to find more information.

• Clean Energy Benefits Overview Brochure (PDF)(4 pp, 486 K)