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Restaurants
June 22, 2009 | Updated: November 1, 2012
Utility account managers often overlook the food service sector despite the energy intensity of food service operations. E Source Sector Snapshots provide account managers and program designers an opportunity to brush up on industry trends from the owner’s and facility manager’s perspective. ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: MAS-S-22 | Author: Yuki Iida
Small and Midsize Retail
September 10, 2008 | Updated: September 14, 2012
Small and midsize businesses are important drivers of the U.S. economy. Because savings on energy go directly to their bottom lines, these retailers are receptive to energy-efficiency strategies—but only if the strategies are free, cost very little, or pay back quickly.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: SMB-S-8 | Author: Maureen McIntyre
Business Energy Audits
August 17, 2009
What does a typical on-site business energy audit entail? How are utilities marketing energy audits to their business customers?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: BCO-AskES-2 | Author: Kim Knox
Savings from a Compressed Work Week
June 19, 2009
Can you save energy in a building by switching to a compressed work week, such as a 4-day, 10-hours-per-day schedule?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-3 | Author: John Sustar
Working with National Small Business Associations
June 1, 2009
How can utilities best work with national small business associations to deliver energy-efficiency messages to small business customers?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: SMB-AskES-9 | Author: Kelsie Bell
Small Commercial Dry Cleaners
December 30, 2008
Dry cleaners work long hours for slim profits. This sector can be highly receptive to energy-efficient strategies that increase the bottom line—but only if the strategies are free, cost very little, or pay back quickly.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: SMB-S-10 | Author: Kelsie Bell
Turning Prospects into Participants
Effectively Marketing Load Management to Small and Midsize Businesses
December 15, 2008
Effective marketing is the most successful way of boosting business participation in load-management programs. Targeting messages to different sectors can reinforce that similar businesses are succeeding and allow you to address their unique business needs.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: SMB-F-22 | Author: Chad Garrett
Using Target Profiles to Craft Marketing Messages to Small Business Customers
September 1, 2008
We’ve segmented our customers and developed personas to help us focus on specific audiences, but we’re still feeling challenged when it comes to what messages to use. How do we craft a marketing message that resonates with our small business customers?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: SMB-AskES-2a | Author: Matthew Joyce
Small Businesses Go Retro
Achieving Greater Penetration for Lighting Retrofit Programs
September 1, 2008
The marketing effectiveness of lighting retrofit programs for small and midsize businesses can be improved by targeting the right businesses through multiple channels and with messages that appeal to those business segments.
Content type: Service Report | Document ID: SMB-29 | Author: Chad Garrett
Congregational Buildings
December 1, 2006
Congregational facilities constitute a very diverse building population that presents numerous opportunities for energy-efficiency improvements. Although congregations don't often have funds available for capital-intensive efficiency improvements, these facilities present many low- and no-cost opportunities ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: SMB-S-7 | Author: Dan Greenberg
Small Offices/Home Offices (SOHOs)
March 1, 2006
The E Source Market Sector Snapshots library is a collection of tightly focused profiles that provide an overview of the energy uses and key business issues of strategic industrial and commercial sectors. Small firms, including those based in the home, are the most numerous of all businesses. ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: SMB-S-6 | Author: E Source Staff
Recreational Facilities
July 1, 2005
For recreational facilities, energy costs are just one of many concerns, including maintenance, financing, safety, and comfort. Utilities can help by recommending appropriate equipment and incentives, as well as by providing assistance in designing new facilities and renovating existing ones.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: SMB-S-5
Food and Beverage Producers
November 1, 2004
In this Small and Midsize Business Snapshot, we describe common food production processes and their accompanying energy use, and highlight new technologies that are gaining acceptance in this market. We also provide insight into the best opportunities for improved energy management and conclude by ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: SMB-S-4 | Author: E Source Staff
Buying Green Power: Does It Make Cents for Your Company?
July 1, 2004
Although a green energy purchase should not be expected to pay for itself with a direct economic return, it can have tangible benefits that have been persuasive with decision-makers. The three most compelling arguments are quantifying the “earned” media value of renewables; using renewables to help ...
Content type: ESCD Report, Focus Report, Research | Document ID: GE-F-7 | Author: Barry Friedman
Independent Supermarkets and Grocery Stores
December 1, 2003
Supermarkets and grocery stores have prodigious appetites for energy, spending more than US$4 billion annually on electricity alone in the United States and Canada (all dollar amounts in this report are in U.S. dollars). The rapid proliferation of food-preparation equipment in these stores means that ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: SB-S-2 | Author: E Source Staff
Independent Restaurants
June 1, 2003
This is an overview of the restaurant sector, with an emphasis on independent restaurants. For a more detailed look at this sector, see the E Source Multi-Client Study "Delivering Energy and Energy Services to the Restaurant Sector." Call member services to determine whether you have access to ...
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: SB-S-03-1 | Author: E Source Staff
E Source on EPAct 2005
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) was signed into law in August 2005. We've prepared a bundle of E Source deliverables that will help you make sense of this complex law as it relates to your customer-facing programs.
Content type: Legislative Resource - EPAct Resource
