Energy efficiency is considered by many to be one of the least expensive, most effective, and bipartisan ways to achieve our nation’s economic and environmental goals. But President Trump’s FY2018 budget proposes draconian cuts to energy efficiency programs, which would result in job losses, higher energy bills, and a marked decrease in our nation’s innovation and global competitiveness.

Experts—from both sides of the aisle—in the Energy Efficiency sector are petrified by President Trump’s recent budget proposal, which calls for a $3.1 billion decrease in funding for energy programs administered by the Department of Energy (DOE), including a dramatic 80% cut in residential energy efficiency programs.