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ME loves the smell of energy efficiency in the morning: A new paper out today from Georgia Tech professor Marilyn Brown concludes that the Clean Power Plan offers an opportunity for U.S. commercial building owners to save $11.3 billion annually by 2030 via energy efficiency measures. They would also save $3.6 billion a year on natural gas, according to Brown’s take. Southern states' share of those savings could be $5.26 billion on power and $910 million on gas. Those figures are based on projected business-as-usual increases over the next 15 years. The new paper is based off a June study written by Brown.

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