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Reducing annual electricity use by 15% nationwide would save more than six lives every day, prevent nearly 30,000 asthma episodes each year, and save Americans up to $20 billion through avoided health harms annually.

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Save Energy, Protect Health: How Energy Efficiency  Can Prevent 30,000 Asthma Attacks Each Year

February 21, 2018

Media Contact(s): Dawn Selak, 202-507-4043, Communications Manager

Washington, DC—Saving energy can reduce the number of asthma attacks and other harmful health effects of air pollution from power plants, according to Saving Energy, Saving Lives: The Health Impacts of Avoiding Power Plant Pollution with Energy Efficiency, a pioneering new report released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and Physicians for Social Responsibility that looks at the impact of energy efficiency on US states and cities. In fact, reducing annual electricity use by 15% nationwide would save more than six lives every day, prevent nearly 30,000 asthma episodes each year, and save Americans up to $20 billion through avoided health harms annually.

Read full article: http://aceee.org/press/2018/02/save-energy-protect-health-how