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Smart Thermostat Programs Are Smart for Utilities and for Customers
April 19, 2013
Smart thermostats that are Wi-Fi-enabled, include demand-response (DR) capabilities, and demonstrate energy savings can bring energy-efficiency and DR benefits to utilities and residential customers.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-53 | Author: Rachel Reiss Buckley
Residential Retrofit Programs: Providing Contractors with Performance Feedback
February 21, 2013
Most utilities and program implementers rely on a network of local contractors to implement their residential retrofit or home performance programs. But how do such programs create an effective feedback loop to ensure that their contractors are doing the best job possible?
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-46 | Author: Alexandra Behringer
Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Business and Consumer Electronics Program (BCE)
Forum 2012 Presentation
October 4, 2012
Vampires, Phantoms, and Wall-Warts! Oh, My! Plug loads are big energy hogs, representing as much as 15 percent of the electricity consumed in homes and 20 percent consumed in commercial offices. But their energy usage is projected to keep growing well into the future. We’ll look ...
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Tim Michel
Plug Load Reduction
Forum 2012 Presentation
October 4, 2012
Vampires, Phantoms, and Wall-Warts! Oh, My! Plug loads are big energy hogs, representing as much as 15 percent of the electricity consumed in homes and 20 percent consumed in commercial offices. But their energy usage is projected to keep growing well into the future. We’ll look ...
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Paul Campbell
Summer Energy-Saving Tips for Residential Customers
July 30, 2012
Do you have a list of energy-saving tips for the summer that we can share with our residential customers?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-60 | Author: Lee Hamilton, Spencer Sator
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
Evaluating LED Manufacturers’ Claims
August 4, 2010
Utility demand-side management managers and corporate energy managers are getting bombarded with information from light-emitting diode (LED) manufacturers, but many are have no idea how to evaluate the product information that they receive. We help separate the LED wheat from the chaff.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-19 | Author: Ira Krepchin
Behavior-Change Program Elements That Create Energy Savings
July 12, 2010
What mechanisms, other than a price signal, do residential behavior-change programs use to create energy savings?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-24 | Author: Chelsea Hodge
Energy-Efficiency Segmentation
Results from the Residential Products and Services Survey
June 25, 2010
E Source and Nielsen Claritas surveyed 32,471 respondents in the U.S. about products and services like energy efficiency, rate options, and green energy to better understand residential attitudes, actions, and energy use and identify marketing opportunities for energy-related products and services.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: RES-RB-6 | Author: Alexandra Behringer
Regional Technologies Guide
May 24, 2010
This guide is intended to help you identify energy-efficient technologies that could be of particular benefit in a given climate region.
Content type: Resource Guide | Document ID: TAS-RG-23 | Author: Kitty Stevenson and Peter Criscione
“Ding Dong, Energy Services Calling”
Engaging Customers Through Neighborhood Blitzes
March 23, 2010
Many utilities are using neighborhood blitzes to directly install energy-saving measures in specific neighborhoods. This approach was typically deployed in low-income areas, but some utilities and community groups are looking to bring these programs to neighborhoods with more diverse income levels.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: RES-F-42 | Author: John Egan
Rebate Processing: Software and Vendors Relieve the Burden
March 10, 2010
I’m looking for solutions to help manage our efficiency rebates from point of application to payment. Can you provide any information regarding web- or paper-based solutions for efficiently managing the processing and fulfillment of rebates?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-21 | Author: Stephanie Spalding
Utility Low-Income Weatherization Programs
March 1, 2010
Check out program data from 15 different low-income weatherization programs including budgets, number of participants, measures installed, cost-effectiveness (a few even pass), and more.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-1 | Author: Stephanie Spalding
Stick Beats Carrot: Critical Peak Pricing More Effective Than Peak Time Rebate
February 10, 2010
Results from recent pricing pilots show that critical peak pricing is more effective than peak time rebate in getting residential and commercial customers to reduce peak load.
Content type: DSM News | Document ID: EDRP-DN-2-10a | Author: Florence Connally
New Shared Solar Program Model Strives to Make PV More Accessible
February 10, 2010
Today, most residential solar programs are only available to homeowners with unobstructed exposure to the sun and significant financial resources. Two utilities are aiming to change that with programs that allow customers to subscribe to shares of a locally situated photovoltaic array.
Content type: DSM News | Document ID: EDRP-DN-2-10c | Author: Chelsea Hodge
DSM News Flash: Program and Market Updates
February 10, 2010
Read the latest updates on appliance recycling programs, a new efficient-electronics program, and energy savings results from the Utah state government's compressed work week.
Content type: DSM News | Document ID: EDRP-DN-2-10d | Author: Alexandra Behringer
