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What the Heck Is Sustainability? A Primer for Utilities
Part 1
April 3, 2012
We're starting a many-part series of blog posts on sustainability for the utility industry. Why? Because we agree wholeheartedly with Jon Wellinghoff, who said, “Utilities must change or die.”
Content type: E Source Blog | Document ID: ES-Blog-4-3-12-SustainabilityPrimer | Author: Justin Rickard - Research Manager, Kevin Vranes - Director of Energy Management Services
Planning for Renewable-Based Energy Security and Prosperity in Humboldt County
May 1, 2011
The project team will develop and implement an energy‐optimization model to determine a renewable‐based energy portfolio for Humboldt County that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, maximizes local economic benefits and maintains grid stability.
Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-3 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research
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
Recording
April 21, 2011
This is the web conference recording.
Content type: Recording | Document ID: EEM-WC-4-11-GHGTrends-R | 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
Life-Cycle Energy Assessment of Smart Growth Strategies
March 1, 2011
This research will develop a life‐cycle assessment methodology that will help stakeholders analyze and evaluate the energy and emission impacts of smart growth projects. This method will include a means to quantify the embedded energy in the infrastructure.
Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-8 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research
Establish a Green Team to Save Energy in Seven Easy Steps
Business Brief
January 19, 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 web site, drop it into your newsletters, or use it in handouts for customer events.
Content type: ESCD News Content | Document ID: BCO-NC-11-10-ESCD | Author: Chelsea Hodge
DSM Program Updates
Fall 2010
October 7, 2010
Check out our quick updates about three DSM programs: a plug loads efficiency program that is expanding into the retail consumer market, an organization that is restructuring its trade ally network, and a gas utility that is investing in local carbon offsets on behalf of its customers.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-4 | Author: Kim Knox
The Renewable Energy Revolution: Seizing the Opportunity
Energy Management Roundtable 2010 Slides
April 28, 2010
Over the last several years there has been a frenzy of activity on the renewable energy front. Utilities are faced with goals for meeting renewable energy targets of 25 percent of generation by 2020, and it’s likely that they’ll have to meet even greater goals by 2050. In addition, a number ...
Content type: Energy Managers' Roundtable, Slides | Author: Jim Newcomb
Let’s Talk About Green Power
Communications Brief
March 9, 2010
Utility Communicators Service members can copy all or any part of this content for use in communications with business customers. For example, put it on your web site, drop it into your newsletters, or use it in handouts for customer events.
Content type: ESCD News Content | Document ID: UCS-NC-3-10-ESCD | Author: Kim Knox
Let’s Talk About RECs
Communications Brief
February 12, 2010
Utility Communicators Service members can copy all or any part of this content for use in communications with business customers. For example, put it on your web site, drop it into your newsletters, or use it in handouts for customer events.
Content type: ESCD News Content | Document ID: UCS-NC-2-10-ESCD | Author: Kim Knox
Target Marketing for Green Power and Carbon Offset Programs
Recording
December 2, 2009
This is the web conference recording.
Content type: Recording | Document ID: RES-WC-12-09-OffsetMktg-R | Author: Matt Burks
Target Marketing for Green Power and Carbon Offset Programs
December 1, 2009
Join us to find out who buys green power and carbon offsets and the best marketing strategies for reaching this target market. You’ll learn about the results of our segmentation analysis, which identifies the demographics, lifestyles, and buying behaviors of actual residential customers.
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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: RES-WC-12-09-OffsetMktg | Author: Matt Burks
Target Marketing for Green Power and Carbon Offset Programs
Slides
December 1, 2009
These are the web conference slides.
Content type: Slides | Document ID: RES-WC-12-09-OffsetMktg-SL | Author: Matt Burks
Effective Program Design for Appliance Recycling Programs
Slides
November 30, 2009
These are the web conference slides.
Content type: Slides | Document ID: EDRP-WC-11-09-AppRecyc-SL | Author: Rachel Reiss Buckley
Effective Program Design for Appliance Recycling Programs
Recording
November 30, 2009
This is the web conference audio recording.
Content type: Recording | Document ID: EDRP-WC-11-09-AppRecyc-R | Author: Rachel Reiss Buckley
Effective Program Design for Appliance Recycling Programs
Web Conference
November 17, 2009
Many utilities offer recycling programs for appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, and room air conditioners. Join us to discover the most effective ways to design these programs and learn about the experiences of BC Hydro, Fort Collins Utilities, and NV Energy.
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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: EDRP-WC-11-09-AppRecyc | Author: Rachel Reiss Buckley
Don't Trash That Bulb
Proper Recycling and Disposal of CFLs
September 29, 2009
Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) use about one-third as much energy as incandescent bulbs—which means lower energy bills—and they last about 10 times longer. This pamphlet provides information on various CFL recycling options and proper disposal of broken CFLs.
Content type: ESCD Pamphlet | Document ID: RES-P-15-ESCD | Author: Alexandra Behringer
Design Workshop for Utility Carbon Offset Programs
Forum 09 Presentation
September 23, 2009
Are utility carbon offset programs the new and better “green” option? Increasing requirements for meeting renewable portfolio standards at the state (and soon national) level in the U.S. are making it more difficult and more expensive to offer green power to customers.
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Neil Kolwey, Kim Knox
The Solar FIT in Gainesville, FL
Forum 09 Presentation
September 23, 2009
Utilities are faced with goals for meeting renewable energy targets of 25 percent of generation or more by 2020, and it’s likely that they will have to meet even bigger goals by 2050. To succeed, they will need to deploy a variety of strategies for transitioning from reliance on fossil fuels to ...
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Kathy Viehe
Customer-sited Solar Programs: Traditional Utility Incentives and Recent Trends
Forum 09 Presentation
September 23, 2009
Utilities are faced with goals for meeting renewable energy targets of 25 percent of generation or more by 2020, and it’s likely that they will have to meet even bigger goals by 2050. To succeed, they will need to deploy a variety of strategies for transitioning from reliance on fossil fuels to ...
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Yuki Iida
Environmental Benefits of Smart Grid: Energy Efficiency and Conservation
September 22, 2009
Smart grid technologies have the potential to boost the energy-efficiency and conservation effects of utility programs through enhanced data feedback, customized information and promotion of efficient technologies, and improved measurement and verification.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: IGS-RB-1 | Author: Philippe Bouchard
Green Power Programs for Large Commercial and Industrial Customers
August 25, 2009
What types of green power programs are available for large commercial and industrial customers? What are some of the options if utilities lack sufficient renewable resources?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CAS-AskES-4 | Author: Kim Knox
CFL Recycling
August 1, 2007 | Updated: August 25, 2009
What is the safest way to dispose of compact fluorescent lamps, and what are utilities doing to help?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-3a | Author: Dulcey Simpkins
Solar Thermal Programs Are Hot!
July 28, 2009
Who’s getting into solar thermal energy, and why? What incentives are helping residential customers invest in solar hot water? What are the elements of successful utility programs for solar hot water?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-13 | Author: Dulcey Simpkins
Do-It-Yourself Corporate Greenhouse Gas Inventory Workshop
Slides
July 7, 2009
These are the web conference slides.
Content type: Slides | Document ID: MAS-WC-6-09-Toolkit-SL | Author: Tertia Speiser
Do-It-Yourself Corporate Greenhouse Gas Inventory Workshop
July 7, 2009
This is the web conference recording.
Content type: Recording | Document ID: MAS-WC-6-09-Toolkit-R | Author: Tertia Speiser
Shopping for Carbon Offsets
How to Acquire Them for Your Utility Program
June 16, 2009
You have decided to develop a program to sell carbon offsets to customers and are now at the stage in the process where you have to decide how to acquire the offsets. What are your options?
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: CAS-F-7 | Author: Kim Knox and Neil Kolwey
Cap-and-Trade Policies: How Will They Affect RECs and Offsets?
An E Source Roundtable Discussion
March 30, 2009
We discuss regional carbon emissions trading policies in North America and the implications of these on utility green pricing programs, sales of renewable energy certificates (RECs), and carbon offset programs.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: CAS-F-3 | Author: Yuki Iida
Corporate Greenhouse Gas Inventory Workshop
Web Conference
March 17, 2009
Utility members of the E Source Climate Advisory Service may invite their commercial and industrial customers to this web conference where they’ll get step-by-step guidance on how to complete a greenhouse gas inventory and receive a free copy of our new Climate Footprinter tool.
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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: CAS-WC-3-09 | Author: Tertia Speiser
