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Smart Grid Leaders Group Call
Smart Grid Technologies: Meters, Communications, and In-Home Displays
June 14, 2012
The Smart Grid Leaders Group Call is an interactive, discussion-based conference call with utility leaders from across North America. This is a vendor-free call, allowing individuals to freely discuss challenges they're facing, share success stories, and pose questions to the group.
Content type: Leadership Call | Document ID: IGS-LC-6-12-SmartGrid | Author: Lynn Stein
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Update on Appliance Efficiency Standards
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May 22, 2012
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Content type: Slides | Document ID: TAS-TB-3a | Author: Katie Elliott
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Update on Appliance Efficiency Standards
May 22, 2012
This 25-minute video highlights some of the key findings from a report recently released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy and the Appliance Standards Awareness Project entitled "The Efficiency Boom: Cashing In on the Savings from Appliance Standards."
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: TAS-TB-3 | Author: Katie Elliott
Demand-Response Leaders Group Call – May 2012
May 17, 2012
If you work in demand-response at your utility, join us for the quarterly Demand-Response Leaders Group Call. This is a continuation of a series of quarterly conference calls to discuss pressing issues in the demand-response world.
Content type: Leadership Call | Document ID: EDRP-LC-5-12-DR | Author: Adam Maxwell
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Using Gross Savings to Evaluate Programs
May 15, 2012
May 2012 issue of the E Source Efficiency Services newsletter.
Content type: Service E-mail | Document ID: EDRP-TAS_Efficiency_SE_5-15-12
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LEDs, Cockroaches, and Hybrid Ground-Source Heat Pumps
May 1, 2012
May 2012 issue of E Source Tech News.
Content type: Service E-mail, Tech News | Document ID: TAS-TN-5-12
How to Find an LED to Meet Your Needs
April 19, 2012
How can we help our customers sort through all the choices and hype to find light-emitting diode (LED) products that meet their household needs?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-51 | Author: Ira Krepchin
How Does Your Low-Income Program Stack Up?
April 17, 2012
April 2012 issue of the E Source Efficiency Services newsletter.
Content type: Service E-mail | Document ID: EDRP-TAS_Efficiency_SE_4-17-12
The In-Home Display: A Stepping-Stone to Deeper Savings?
April 12, 2012
Are in-home displays (IHDs) a panacea that will cure the consumer’s energy-use ignorance, or are these devices better suited as part of a multifaceted treatment program? Join us for a balanced look at the current status of IHDs, how they’re being used in utility programs, and how effective they are. ...
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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: IGS-WC-4-12-IHD | Author: Katie Elliott
The In-Home Display: A Stepping-Stone to Deeper Savings?
Slides
April 12, 2012
These are the web conference slides.
Content type: Slides | Document ID: IGS-WC-4-12-IHD-SL | Author: Katie Elliott
The In-Home Display: A Stepping-Stone to Deeper Savings?
Recording
April 12, 2012
This is the web conference recording.
Content type: Recording | Document ID: IGS-WC-4-12-IHD-R | Author: Katie Elliott
Efficiency Leadership Call: Small Business Programs
April 11, 2012
If you work on small business programs at your utility, don’t miss the inaugural Small Business Programs Leaders Group Call. This is the first of a series of quarterly conference calls where small business program leaders can discuss the ins and outs of small business programs.
Content type: Leadership Call | Document ID: EDRP-LC-04-12-SmallBiz | Author: Adam Maxwell
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Strategies for C&I Demand Response: Retail
May 4, 2009 | Updated: April 11, 2012
Retail buildings tend to provide good opportunities for participation in commercial and industrial demand-response programs. Chain retail stores, in particular, can provide significant aggregate load reduction if a number of stores in the chain participate in the program.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-6 | Author: John Sustar
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Strategies for C&I Demand Response: Hotels and Motels
May 6, 2009 | Updated: April 11, 2012
Hotels and motels make great candidates for commercial and industrial (C&I) demand-response (DR) programs. Participating allows owners to bolster their "green" image in the marketplace, and incentive payments can offset costs.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-7 | Author: John Sustar
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Strategies for C&I Demand Response: Groceries
May 7, 2009 | Updated: April 11, 2012
Grocery stores make good candidates for commercial and industrial (C&I) demand-response programs primarily because energy costs remain one of the highest expenses in these facilities.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-8 | Author: John Sustar
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Strategies for C&I Demand Response: Hospitals
May 18, 2009 | Updated: April 11, 2012
Hospitals can participate in demand-response programs without adversely affecting their critical loads, which include medical equipment.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-9 | Author: John Sustar
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Strategies for C&I Demand Response: Schools
September 1, 2008 | Updated: April 11, 2012
Schools can be good candidates for participating in demand-response (DR) programs. Incentive payments provide additional funds, participation can improve a school’s image, and educational opportunities can be created by enlisting students’ help in enacting a DR strategy.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-2 | Author: Christie Rewey
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Strategies for C&I Demand Response: Manufacturing Facilities
September 1, 2008 | Updated: April 11, 2012
Given their very large overall electric loads, manufacturing facilities often have the most to gain of any commercial and industrial customer from participating in a demand-response program.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-5 | Author: Christie Rewey
Efficiency Leadership Call: Plug Loads
April 5, 2012
Join us for this discussion-based conference call to talk about current issues, pressing questions, and new ideas around the topic of plug loads.
Content type: Leadership Call | Document ID: TAS-LC-4-12-PlugLoads | Author: Katie Elliott, Essie Snell
The In-Home Display: A Stepping-Stone to Deeper Savings?
April 3, 2012
April 2012 issue of E Source Tech News.
Content type: Service E-mail, Tech News | Document ID: TAS-TN-4-12
Waste Not, Pay Not: Energy Recovery Ventilation
March 21, 2012
Proper ventilation is essential for maintaining good indoor air quality, yet it places an additional burden on heating and cooling equipment, which must condition air that will soon be exhausted from the building. Fortunately, energy recovery ventilation systems can help ameliorate this problem.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-41 | Author: Essie Snell
Hybrid Ground-Source Heat Pumps
March 20, 2012
Ground-source heat pumps are often prohibitively expensive because they're sized to meet the peak heating or cooling loads for commercial buildings. This video Tech Brief explains how hybrid models downsize the ground heat exchanger and use small supplemental cooling towers or boilers to meet peak load ...
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: EMN-TB-1 | Author: Mary Horsey
Strategies for C&I Demand Response: Office Buildings
September 1, 2008 | Updated: March 20, 2012
Office buildings can be good candidates for commercial and industrial (C&I) demand-response (DR) programs because these programs provide owners with a way to trim ever-increasing energy costs and to boost their market position by promoting a “green” image.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-3 | Author: Christie Rewey
Strategies for C&I Demand Response: Warehouses
September 1, 2008 | Updated: March 20, 2012
Warehouses can participate in commercial and industrial (C&:I) demand-response programs without adversely affecting their services or internal operations and can often benefit financially.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-4 | Author: Christie Rewey
Take Advantage of Tougher Building Codes
March 20, 2012
March 2012 issue of the E Source Efficiency Services newsletter.
Content type: Service E-mail | Document ID: EDRP-TAS_Efficiency_SE_3-20-12
The Pros and Cons of Induction Lighting
March 15, 2012
What is induction lighting, how does it compare to other light sources, and what are the best applications for it?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-16 | Author: Ira Krepchin
The Trouble with Calculating VFD Savings
March 8, 2012
Variable-frequency drives are widely used in centrifugal applications (such as pumps and fan systems), but the approaches used to calculate their energy savings are often flawed, resulting in estimates that are less accurate than they easily could be.
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: TAS-TB-1 | Author: Essie Snell
ISO 50001, Energy Policy, and Server Plug Loads
March 6, 2012
March 2012 issue of E Source Tech News.
Content type: Service E-mail, Tech News | Document ID: TAS-TN-3-12
Energy Policy Update
March 1, 2012
Get our analysis of the latest policy rumblings in Washington, D.C., and other hotbeds of energy policy. We’ll take a completely un-boring look at energy policy and give our expert opinion about the likelihood of regulations passing and their potential impacts.
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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: CEMC-WC-3-12-Policy | Author: Kevin Vranes
Energy Policy Update
Slides
March 1, 2012
These are the web conference slides.
Content type: Slides | Document ID: CEMC-WC-3-12-Policy-SL | Author: Kevin Vranes
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