2025 Summer Study: Energy Efficiency in Industry
ACEEE's 2025 Summer Study theme: 'Industrial Competitiveness, Decarbonization, and the Energy Transition'.
The industrial sector accounts for one third of the U.S. primary energy use, so the energy transition presents enormous opportunities and risks for this sector. Industrial competitiveness is going to depend on continued investments in innovation, efficiency, and decarbonization.
Charlotte, North Carolina is ground zero for recent industrial investment, accompanied by a statewide commitment to carbon neutrality in the electricity sector by the year 2050. Join professionals from around the globe in Charlotte to explore policies, funding, operations, and technologies necessary to sustain industrial competitiveness - for both individual firms and the sector at large. Also explore how public private partnerships can act now to develop the workforce needed for success. And finally, compare national and state policies to identify both immediate advantages and long-term leverage.