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Smart Thermostat Pilots and Programs
April 22, 2013
The latest round of smart thermostats has emerged onto the scene, with promises to provide energy savings for utilities and consumers and to enable smarter demand response. In just a few short years, more than 15 utilities are offering smart thermostat programs or are piloting programs.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-52 | Author: Rachel Reiss Buckley
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
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Changes in Residential Lighting Programs
What Happened in 2012, and What We Can Expect in the Near Term
December 24, 2012 | Updated: March 29, 2013
Lighting programs are in flux thanks to new technologies and evolving efficiency standards. The EISA phaseout of general-service incandescents is underway, and new lighting options are emerging. What are utilities and efficiency organizations doing now and planning for in the near future?
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-43 | Author: Alexandra Behringer
Keeping Up with Exciting Changes in Residential Lighting Programs
March 4, 2013
We just wrapped up a big year for change in residential lighting: The US Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 phaseout of general-service incandescent lamps began in 2012, and new lighting technology options like light-emitting diodes became more commonplace in programs.
Content type: E Source Blog | Document ID: ES-Blog-3-4-13-ResLighting | Author: Alexandra Behringer - Associate Research Director
Multifamily Programs Leaders Group Call - February 2013
February 21, 2013
If you work on your utility’s multifamily programs, be sure to join us for the inaugural Multifamily Programs Leaders Group Call! This is a chance to talk about the successes and challenges of your multifamily programs with your peers.
Content type: Leadership Call | Document ID: EDRP-LC-2013-02-Multifamily | Author: Adam Maxwell
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
Who Participates in Residential Energy-Efficiency Programs?
A Look at the Key Drivers
February 12, 2013
E Source’s investigation of energy-efficiency program participation drivers, based on one of the most robust sets of data in the industry, provides utilities with some of the tools and information necessary to achieve better marketing traction and to accelerate program participation.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: RES-F-48 | Author: Kim Burke, Rachel Cooper
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
Market Lift: Next-Generation Program Design Opportunity
Forum 2012 Presentation
October 3, 2012
Lighting Programs Light Up with Innovation Managers of utility lighting programs are scrambling to keep up with increasing DSM goals, new technologies, and federal policies that affect lighting. Three industry leaders will share their experiences with developing innovative program concepts ...
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Chris Cloutier
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
Making Low-Income Programs Cost-Effective
March 29, 2012
This report pinpoints some common factors that drive the cost-effectiveness of low-income programs and offers solutions to make them more cost-effective.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-33 | Author: Kate Drexler
Do You Have What It Takes to Implement a Residential Deep Energy Retrofit Program?
November 30, 2011
As utilities continue to search for new program types that can help them meet demand-side management efficiency goals, residential deep energy retrofit programs are beginning to emerge as one new option. Read what five utilities have learned from their experiences with these programs.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-30 | Author: Todd Camnitz
Everyone Else Is Doing it!
DSMdat Update and Program Spotlight
August 22, 2011
It's a universal rule that parents will ask their children at least once in their life, "If everyone jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?" Well, research shows that the most convincing argument for conserving energy just might be "Everyone else is doing it!"
Content type: E Source Blog | Document ID: ES-Blog-8-22-11-BehaviorChange | Author: Todd Camnitz - Research Analyst
Are You Up for the Challenge?
Key Elements of Community Energy Competitions
August 16, 2011
Utilities that have added an element of competition to their demand-side management portfolios have seen significant growth in participation rates without having to change the fundamental structure of their programs.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-31 | Author: Rob Hall
Best Practices in Energy Marketing
UMC 2011 Presentation
April 5, 2011
The sale of green power has historically been an area of innovation in utility marketing. You’ll hear from one of the U.S.’s leading green power marketers about what it takes to convince customers to go renewable. We’ll also hear from a social marketing expert about two exciting regional programs ...
Content type: Slides, Utility Marketing Conference | Author: Brian F. Keane
How to Drive Energy Savings with K–12 Competitions
Slides
January 11, 2011 | Updated: March 1, 2011
These are the web conference slides.
Content type: Slides | Document ID: EDRP-WC-1-11-K12Comp-SL | Author: Chelsea Hodge
How to Drive Energy Savings with K–12 Competitions
January 11, 2011
A new, cutting-edge suite of K-12 programs is using competition to drive energy savings and program participation. Join us to learn about five such programs and get insights on program design, discover lessons learned, find out the results, and talk to the utility program managers.
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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: EDRP-WC-1-11-K12Comp | Author: Chelsea Hodge
How to Drive Energy Savings with K–12 Competitions
Recording
January 11, 2011
This is the web conference recording.
Content type: Recording | Document ID: EDRP-WC-1-11-K12Comp-R | Author: Chelsea Hodge
Top Tips for Trade Ally Newsletters
December 7, 2010
What are best practices for trade ally newsletters? Can you provide some examples?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: BCO-AskES-7 | Author: Kim Burke
Lowe's: Let's Build Something Together
Forum 2010 Presentation
September 23, 2010
Partnerships with national retailers are becoming a staple in utility DSM portfolios, and for good reason. Coupons, in-store instant rebates, outreach events, and cooperative marketing for efficient products can influence customer behavior at the point of purchase and produce quantifiable energy savings. ...
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Karen McKenzie
Behavior-Change Programs: Making it Count - Been there, Done That...So, what's next?
Forum 2010 Presentation
September 21, 2010
Will behavior-change programs be the next big source of cost-effective energy savings for utilities? A few states are giving utilities the green light to invest ratepayer funds in behavioral programs. The utilities are expected measure, verify, and track savings against energy-efficiency goals. Utilities ...
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Shahana Samiullah
Connexus Energy: Behavior-Change Program Findings/Next Steps
Forum 2010 Presentation
September 21, 2010
Will behavior-change programs be the next big source of cost-effective energy savings for utilities? A few states are giving utilities the green light to invest ratepayer funds in behavioral programs. The utilities are expected measure, verify, and track savings against energy-efficiency goals. Utilities ...
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Bruce Sayler
Clean Energy Works Portland: Collaboration and Customer Engagement
Forum 2010 Presentation
September 21, 2010
Finding new ways to reach out to your customers and help them use energy efficiently can be challenging. Our speakers will share their experiences and provide inspiration, exploring ways that utilities can forge collaborative partnerships with local governments, universities, and economic development ...
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Andria Jacob
Are We Done with CFLs?
Forum 2010 Presentation
September 21, 2010
Many utilities are wondering what the role of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) in program portfolios will be as incandescent bulbs are phased out in 2012. Recent CFL saturation studies show that a large potential for installing basic CFLs still exists. Some utilities are already planning to increase ...
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Laura Moorefield
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
Community Financing Programs
May 20, 2010
What community programs provide financing for energy-efficiency and renewable energy projects?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-25 | Author: Kim Knox
