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Plugging the Plug Load Data Hole
November 5, 2012 | Updated: May 8, 2013
Plug loads are huge energy hogs, but it’s often difficult to find comprehensive and reliable data on how different plugs loads use energy. To solve this problem, we’ve compiled hundreds of results from a wide range of plug load reports into a single spreadsheet.
Content type: Data Resource | Document ID: TAS-DR-1 | Author: Essie Snell
Taking the Pain Out of Finding the Most Energy-Efficient Products
April 11, 2013
Learn how a new online resource can help you find the most energy-efficient technologies on the market.
Content type: Bottom Line | Document ID: BottomLine-4-13 | Author: Mary Horsey
TopTen USA: New Tool Rates Product Efficiency and Engages Utility Customers
March 18, 2013
TopTen USA is an easy-to-use online tool that rates the most energy-efficient products in various consumer categories. Utilities that host TopTen on their websites can accrue the highest energy savings per individual consumer product and offer their customers a convenient shopping experience.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-68 | Author: Mary Horsey
Key Takeaways from the 2012 Energy Star Partner Meeting
December 3, 2012
Didn’t get to attend this year’s Energy Star Partner Meeting? Never fear—we attended for you! In this seven-minute video, we share some key takeaways, helpful resources and intriguing graphs.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-62 | Author: Andrea Salazar, Lee Hamilton
Mind the Gap: Taking a Comprehensive Look at Plug Load Energy Use
An E Source White Paper
November 30, 2012
Plug loads account for as much as 15 percent of all residential electricity consumption and 20 percent of commercial consumption. Unfortunately, it’s often difficult to find robust comprehensive test data on how much power each plug load draws and what its associated energy consumption is.
Content type: White Paper | Document ID: ES-WP-14 | Author: Essie Snell
Retailers to the Rescue, "Most Efficient" Concerns, and Abandoning CFL Abandonment
Impressions from the 2012 Energy Star Partners Meeting
October 24, 2012
Day 2 at the 2012 Energy Star Products Partner Meeting was even better than the first—although our resident lighting expert, Ira Krepchin, may disagree—because we left lighting topics and went into appliances and electronics.
Content type: E Source Blog | Document ID: ES-Blog-10-24-12-Day2 | Author: Lee Hamilton - Senior Research Associate
Vampires, Phantoms, and Wall-Warts! Oh, My!
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: Essie Snell
Notes from the 2012 ACEEE Summer Study
September 11, 2012
The 2012 American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings was held in August 2012. Mary Horsey, research manager for the E Source Technology Assessment Service, was there.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-59 | Author: Mary Horsey
Clothes Dryers Have Their Day in Court
August 29, 2012
This is the final installment of blog posts from the 2012 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. So far, I've blogged about my appearance on the Plug Loads Panel, the inspiring and industry-leading energy professionals I met, and the presentations that I attended.
Content type: E Source Blog | Document ID: ES-Blog-8-29-12-ACEEE-Final | Author: Mary Horsey - Research Manager
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
Residential Energy-Use Study 2012
March 2, 2012
Who are your residential customers? To find out, E Source partnered with The Nielsen Company on Nielsen’s 2009, 2010, and 2011 annual market research surveys of 32,000 U.S. households.
Content type: Market Study | Document ID: RES-MRS-EnergyUse-12 | Author: Rachel Cooper
Efficiency of Refrigerator-Freezer Configurations
July 20, 2011
What are the most efficient residential refrigerator-freezer configurations, and what makes them so?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-55 | Author: Peter Criscione
Research on External Power Supplies Will Save Californians Millions
April 1, 2011
If all existing stock of power supplies were upgraded to the California Energy Commission’s external power supply standard, Californians would save an estimated 644 gigawatts per hour the amount of energy used by 92,000 homes in one year, or about $90 million annually.
Content type: Fact Sheet | Document ID: CEC-FS-1 | Author: California Energy Commission/Public Interest Energy Research
Residential Energy-Use Study 2011
March 21, 2011
Who are your residential customers? To find out, E Source partnered with The Nielsen Company on Nielsen's 2009 and 2010 annual market research surveys of 32,000 U.S. households.
Content type: Market Study | Document ID: RES-MRS-EnergyUse-11 | Author: Ethan Brown and Todd Camnitz
One Communications Technology to Rule Them All?
March 17, 2011
A white paper from a major manufacturer claims that ZigBee is the best wireless communications technology for smart grid–enabled home area networks. With so many factors to consider, however, is it even necessary to choose a single technology?
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-25 | Author: Essie Snell
Gas Versus Electric Commercial Kitchens
February 28, 2006 | Updated: January 20, 2011
Can you provide me with operating cost comparisons for gas versus electric appliances in commercial kitchens?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-TN-2-06c | Author: Peter Criscione
Smart Devices and Smart Grid
January 6, 2011
I see a lot of “smart” devices on the market, such as smart power strips, smart outlets, and others. Are they all compatible with smart meters? Can they work together in a home area network environment?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: IGS-AskES-38 | Author: Ira Krepchin
Saving Energy with Smart Strips
January 4, 2011
How much energy can I save by using a smart power strip, and what types are available?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-30 | Author: Essie Snell
Will High-Tech Home Cooking Ever Get Hot?
November 18, 2010
Ken Black, executive vice president of Member Services & Sales, shares his thoughts in this blog post on cooking, appliances, and the lack of residential energy-efficient cooking. The focus is on the food and ambiance, not about saving a couple of bucks. Why not?
Content type: E Source Blog | Document ID: ES-Blog-11-18-10-HomeCooking | Author: Ken Black - Executive Vice President of Member Services & Sales
Residential Appliance and Equipment Survey: Summary Report
August 12, 2010
Did you ever wonder what appliances your customers have in their homes? How many TVs or computers do they have, and what kind? We’ve mined a survey of more than 32,000 U.S. residential customers to give you the answers you need to make the best business decisions for your end users.
Content type: Service Report | Document ID: RES-24-AppSat1 | Author: Ethan Brown
Residential Products and Services Survey: Summary Report
August 12, 2010
Do you wish you knew which of your products, services, and programs your customers are most enthusiastic about? We’ve taken results from a survey of over 32,000 residential U.S. customers and filtered it to just what you want to know.
Content type: Service Report | Document ID: RES-25-ProdServ1 | Author: Ethan Brown and Bill LeBlanc
Residential Products and Services Survey: Extended Report
An E Source Market Research Study
July 19, 2010
Do you wish you knew which of your products, services, and programs your customers are most enthusiastic about? We’ve taken results from a survey of over 32,000 residential U.S. customers and filtered it to just what you want to know.
Content type: Market Study | Document ID: RES-MRS-ProdServ-1 | Author: Ethan Brown and Bill LeBlanc
Residential Products and Services Survey: Extended Report
About This E Source Market Research Study
July 12, 2010
Learn more about this study and access the national results report.
Content type: General Information | Author: Ethan Brown and Bill LeBlanc
Do You Really Know Your Residential Customers?
Research to Prove You Wrong—or Right
June 29, 2010
How well do you know your residential customers? Join us to find out how they are using energy, what equipment and electronics they own, who participates in your programs, and what they think about their utility.
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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: RES-WC-6-10-NielsenResults | Author: Bill LeBlanc
Do You Really Know Your Residential Customers?
Recording
June 29, 2010
This is the web conference recording.
Content type: Recording | Document ID: RES-WC-6-10-NielsenResults-R | Author: Bill LeBlanc
Do You Really Know Your Residential Customers?
Slides
June 29, 2010
These are the web conference slides.
Content type: Slides | Document ID: RES-WC-6-10-NielsenResults-SL | Author: Bill LeBlanc
Residential Appliance and Equipment Survey: Extended Report
About This E Source Market Research Study
April 30, 2010
Learn more about this study and access the national results report.
Content type: General Information | Author: Ethan Brown
Residential Appliance and Equipment Survey: Extended Report
An E Source Market Research Study
April 30, 2010
Did you ever wonder what appliances your customers have in their homes? How many TVs or computers do they have, and what kind? We’ve mined a survey of more than 32,000 U.S. residential customers to give you the answers you need to make the best business decisions for your end users.
Content type: Market Study | Document ID: RES-MRS-AppSat-1 | Author: Ethan Brown
Smart Appliances for Smart Grids
March 9, 2010
Which appliance manufacturers are planning to introduce “smart” appliances that work with smart meters?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: IGS-AskES-20 | Author: Ira Krepchin
Watts Up at the Water Cooler?
March 1, 2010
How much energy do water fountains and water coolers use, and how can it be reduced?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-TN-3-10c | Author: Kitty Stevenson
