Benefits of Obamas Proposal to Double Energy Productivity

Published: May 19, 2013, 7:01 p.m.

Lisa Cohn of RealEnergyWriters.com interviews Alex Lasky, president of Opower, about President Obama\u2019s proposal, included in the budget, to double energy productivity through a \u201cRace To the Top\u201d program that would focus on energy efficiency. Benefits would include 1.3 million new jobs and slashing the cost of energy imports. Opower is a member of the Alliance to Save Energy's Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy.