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The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
Potential Impacts on Grid Reliability and Electricity Prices
May 14, 2012
Are we really headed for a "train wreck" with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)? This report will help energy managers and other energy-industry analysts assess their organizations' exposure to the issues related to MATS.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EMN-RB-5 | Author: Jonathan Nelson
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Energy Costs as a Percentage of Shipments
May 9, 2012
Do you have any data that show the percentage of a business’ overall costs that are spent on electricity and total fuels? We’re trying to see which of our customers are most vulnerable to bill volatility.
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: BCO-AskES-8 | Author: Peter Criscione
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Outage Communications for Business Customers
Doing It Right Can Drive Satisfaction Higher
May 2, 2012
Engaging in proactive outage communications is one of the key ways to keep business customers satisfied. This report looks at the primary methods that utilities are using to communicate successfully with large, key account customers and small-to-midsize business customers.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: BMS-RB-3 | Author: Kim Burke
Managing the Uncertainty of Modeling in New Construction Programs
April 20, 2012
Because utility new construction programs rely on building models to forecast future energy use for incentive payments, program managers must learn to mitigate the uncertainty around future building energy performance.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-23 | Author: Douglas Baston, Rachel Reiss Buckley
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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
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
E Source Rebate and Incentive Finder
Flyer
January 1, 2008 | Updated: March 19, 2012
The E Source Rebate and Incentive Finder is a database of demand-side management programs in the U.S. and Canada. Our database contains the most comprehensive information available today on energy-efficiency and demand-response offerings.
Content type: Flyer
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
What Can ISO 50001 Do for You?
February 28, 2012
The release of a new international energy management standard—ISO 50001—has ramifications for commercial and industrial businesses across North America.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: CEMC-RB-4 | Author: Essie Snell
Efficiency Beyond Widgets: C&I Behavioral Program Options
February 7, 2012
This review of behavioral program options for the commercial sector helps demand-side management program managers view the lay of the land for programs that focus on changing how people think about and use energy, rather than on installing efficient devices.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-22x | Author: Dulcey Simpkins
Making Backup Generators Pay Back
January 26, 2012
What are the costs associated with natural gas and diesel backup generators for commercial applications? Under what conditions can we expect a reasonable payback on that investment?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-14 | Author: Bryan Jungers
Green Refrigerants?
Part 3 of a 3-Part Series
December 19, 2011
Have you been waiting with bated breath for Part 3 in this three-part series on the role of refrigerants in corporate greenhouse gas accounting? I know you have; don't deny it! In Part 3, I promised to discuss "green" refrigerants. Green refrigerants? Is there really such a thing? Well, sort of.
Content type: E Source Blog | Document ID: ES-Blog-12-19-11-Refrigerants3 | Author: Kevin Vranes - Director of Energy Sustainability Products
Improve Lighting with Wireless Controls
Business Brief
December 1, 2011
Business Customer Outreach Service members can copy all or any part of this content for use in communications with business customers. For example, put it on your website, drop it into your newsletters, or use it in handouts for customer events.
Content type: ESCD News Content | Document ID: BCO-NC-12-11-ESCD | Author: Essie Snell
Industrial Energy-Efficiency Technologies and Program Strategies
November 29, 2011
To tap the industrial efficiency sector, utilities must identify new technologies and employ more creative and collaborative strategies to deliver customer-focused solutions. We identify underutilized and emerging technologies as well as effective program strategies to help maximize customer uptake.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-50 | Author: Noel Crisostomo - RMI, Ryan Matley - RMI
Will the Rare-Earth Metals Crunch Hurt Fluorescent Lighting Programs?
November 18, 2011
What's going on with the prices for fluorescent lamps? How can we keep rising prices from bankrupting our fluorescent lighting programs?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-53 | Author: Lee Hamilton
E Source Energy Management Survey 2011
Reporting Actions and Priorities at the Facility Level
November 4, 2011
In March 2011, E Source held its 18th Annual Energy Management Roundtable in Boulder, Colorado. At the Roundtable, we conducted a survey of the energy managers in attendance. This report summarizes the key findings of the survey.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: CEMC-RB-1 | Author: Todd Camnitz, Kevin Vranes
Behavior Counts: Claiming Behavior-Based Savings from Subsidized Energy Manager Programs
October 3, 2011
How are some utilities getting credit for the behavioral impacts of their energy manager programs?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-43 | Author: Kate Drexler
Tackling Refrigerants in Corporate GHG Inventories: The Policy Politics of Counting HFCs and Not CFCs
Part 2 of a 3-Part Series
August 18, 2011
In my previous post, I raised the issue of counting certain types of refrigerants without counting others. This is a major loophole, because CFCs have every bit of global warming potential that HFCs have.
Content type: E Source Blog | Document ID: ES-Blog-8-18-11-Refrigerants2 | Author: Kevin Vranes - Director of Energy Sustainability Products
Emerging Energy-Efficient Technologies
July 19, 2011
By their very nature, the performance of any emerging technology is shrouded in speculation, which makes them difficult to evaluate for inclusion in utility programs. Here, we review four technologies that we think will see significant market uptake over the next four years.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-38 | Author: Bryan Jungers
Low-Temperature Heat Recovery Is Viable at Last
July 19, 2011
Ready to start recovering energy from your low-quality industrial waste streams? The Gas Technology Institute will soon begin commercialization of its transport membrane condenser, which offers a modular, cost-effective solution for numerous industrial applications.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-51 | Author: Mary Horsey
Tackling Refrigerants in Corporate GHG Inventories
Part 1 of a 3-Part Series
July 14, 2011
Although our commercial clients have hundreds to thousands of facilities, electricity and natural gas are fairly easy and straightforward to deal with. Unfortunately, this is often not the case with other components of the GHG inventory, especially refrigerants.
Content type: E Source Blog | Document ID: ES-Blog-7-14-11-Refrigerants | Author: Kevin Vranes - Director of Energy Sustainability Products
Manufacturing (Facility Efficiency Advice)
June 28, 2011
BEA members can use this blurb in their customer-facing materials to draw small and midsize business customers to the Business Energy Advisor on the utility web site.
Content type: ESCD News Content | Document ID: BEA-CEA-16-NC-ESCD | Author: Lee Hamilton
Other DG Technologies (Buying Equipment)
June 28, 2011
BEA members can use this blurb in their customer-facing materials to draw small and midsize business customers to the Business Energy Advisor on the utility web site.
Content type: ESCD News Content | Document ID: BEA-PA-44-NC-ESCD | Author: Lee Hamilton
Electric-Powered Tank Water Heaters (Buying Equipment)
June 28, 2011
BEA members can use this blurb in their customer-facing materials to draw small and midsize business customers to the Business Energy Advisor on the utility web site.
Content type: ESCD News Content | Document ID: BEA-PA-23-NC-ESCD | Author: Essie Snell
Compressed Air Systems (Maintaining Equipment)
June 28, 2011
BEA members can use this blurb in their customer-facing materials to draw small and midsize business customers to the Business Energy Advisor on the utility web site.
Content type: ESCD News Content | Document ID: BEA-OMA-16-NC-ESCD | Author: Lee Hamilton
Moisture Control in Building Envelopes
May 24, 2011
Many different strategies have been employed to mitigate excessive moisture in the building envelope, with applicability and effectiveness varying by region, season, building characteristics, and type of construction.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-32 | Author: Bryan Jungers
Emerging Corporate GHG and Sustainability Trends
April 21, 2011
Join us to learn the latest on U.S. state, regional, and national GHG policy; corporate trends in carbon tracking, management, and reporting; and how companies are messaging their sustainability efforts.
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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: EEM-WC-4-11-GHGTrends | Author: Kevin Vranes
Emerging Corporate GHG and Sustainability Trends
Slides
April 21, 2011
These are the web conference slides.
Content type: Slides | Document ID: EEM-WC-4-11-GHGTrends-SL | Author: Kevin Vranes
Emerging Corporate GHG and Sustainability Trends
Recording
April 21, 2011
This is the web conference recording.
Content type: Recording | Document ID: EEM-WC-4-11-GHGTrends-R | Author: Kevin Vranes
