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Quality Control Inspection Protocols
April 29, 2013
Having sound quality control (QC) mechanisms in place is critical for utilities that want to engender customers’ trust in their efficiency programs. In this report, we provide a snapshot of 10 utilities’ QC inspection protocols for residential retrofit programs.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-55 | Author: Kate Drexler
Repository of Publicly Available Technical Reference Manuals
January 3, 2012 | Updated: March 22, 2013
Where can I find a repository of demand-side management (DSM) deemed savings values or other measure-specific assumptions? Is there a national database with this information?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-45 | Author: Todd Camnitz, Andrea Salazar
Jumping In Midstream: Designing Effective Plug Load Programs for Retailers
February 11, 2013
Can utilities still get into the midstream plug load game to capitalize on these huge opportunities, and if so, how? After reviewing the evidence, E Source believes that opportunities still exist for utilities to launch midstream plug load programs.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-45 | Author: Kate Drexler
Boosting the Value of Efficiency with British Columbia’s Modified TRC
December 20, 2012
British Columbia has given energy efficiency a boost by adopting a modified Total Resource Cost test, which includes non-energy benefit adders and uses the avoided cost of clean generation for part of its portfolio. What can utilities with towering demand-side management goals learn from this development? ...
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-42 | Author: Dulcey Simpkins
Innovative DSM and Renewable Programs
December 18, 2012
December 2012 issue of the E Source Efficiency Services newsletter.
Content type: Service E-mail | Document ID: EDRP_SE_12-18-12
Roundup of Innovative DSM and Renewable Programs
November 21, 2012
The programs featured in this report take unique and creative approaches to getting electric and gas savings and to driving customers to invest in green energy.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-44 | Author: Alexandra Behringer, Rachel Reiss Buckley, Kate Drexler, Adam Maxwell, Ti Mougne, Jonathan Nelson, Melanie Wemple
Getting Gas Savings from Small Businesses
November 20, 2012
November 2012 issue of the E Source Efficiency Services newsletter.
Content type: Service E-mail | Document ID: EDRP_SE_11-20-12
How to Determine Whether a Measure Should Be Prescriptive or Custom
An E Source Sound Bite
November 12, 2012
Not sure whether a new measure should be a part of a custom or prescriptive program? Fear not! In this three-minute audio clip, we’ll share some best practices and criteria to consider when making the decision to go prescriptive or custom.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-37 | Author: Andrea Salazar
Getting Gas (Savings) from Small Businesses
October 31, 2012
Some demand-side management programs are finding ways to tap into gas savings from hard-to-reach small business customers by designing programs that are specifically tailored to them. This report examines the experiences of seven utilities.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-36 | Author: Kate Drexler
Those Savings Are So Gross! Ongoing Issues with Attribution
August 28, 2012
Many program managers have serious issues with attribution. It's the bête noire of efficiency—the bane of many a DSM program manager's existence. We've been getting member questions about gross savings for years now, and we've published some resources that can help.
Content type: E Source Blog | Document ID: ES-Blog-8-28-12-Gross | Author: Dulcey Simpkins - Research Manager
DSM Tracking and Management Systems Leadership Call
August 7, 2012
If you work with DSM tracking and management systems at your utility, join us for this leadership call. This is the first of a series of quarterly conference calls to discuss how to get the most out of DSM tracking systems.
Content type: Leadership Call | Document ID: EDRP-LC-8-12-Systems | Author: Adam Maxwell
How Can You Claim Savings from Building Codes?
April 25, 2012
Learn how several pioneering utilities discovered how to claim savings from building codes.
Content type: E NEWS | Document ID: ENews-4-12 | Author: Kate Drexler
Net Versus Gross Savings: Who's Doing What and Why?
April 17, 2012
Discover which states are using net versus gross savings and learn the rationale for the use of gross savings (that is, not accounting for free-ridership or spillover when reporting on program results). Recent examples illustrate trend away from using net savings for some reporting purposes.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-25 | Author: Dulcey Simpkins
To Claim Savings from Codes and Standards, Hire a Campaign Manager
April 11, 2012
Before I dove headfirst into a ton of research on codes and standards here at E Source, I didn't realize how eerily similar claiming savings from C&S is to running a political campaign. Here's why I now think so.
Content type: E Source Blog | Document ID: ES-Blog-4-11-12-Codes | Author: Kate Drexler - Senior Research Associate
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
Cracking the Code: Approaches to Claiming Savings from Building Codes
February 22, 2012
Rather than continue to let swelling baselines eat into their savings, some utilities are making code advancements compatible, rather than incongruent, with their demand-side management programs by establishing mechanisms to capture the incremental savings from homes and buildings built to new, more-efficient ...
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-20 | Author: Kate Drexler
Need to Find Deemed Savings Numbers? Effective Useful Life? Look No Further!
January 13, 2012
If you need to find technical reference manuals for your jurisdiction, check out our report, Repository of Publicly Available Technical Reference Manuals, by Todd Camnitz. It's available to members of the E Source Efficiency & Demand-Response Programs Service!
Content type: E Source Blog | Document ID: ES-Blog-1-13-12-TRMs | Author: Adam Maxwell - Product Manager for the E Source Efficiency & Demand-Response Programs Service
Don’t Let Fairness Concerns Derail Your Smart Grid Business Case
Pricing Program Practices for Low-Income Customers
December 27, 2011
Utilities lack sound intelligence on pricing-program implications for verified hardship customers—those whose households meet some poverty level measure and qualify for bill assistance. Regulators' fairness concerns about pricing programs can be addressed with the strategies outlined in this report. ...
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: IGS-RB-10 | Author: Dulcey Simpkins
Writing an Evaluation Report People Will Actually Read
November 10, 2011
To the extent that regulatory requirements allow, evaluation reports should be designed first and foremost to convey the messages necessary for implementers to improve existing programs and inform future program design.
Content type: E Source Blog | Document ID: ES-Blog-11-10-11-Evaluation_Report | Author: Todd Camnitz - Research Analyst
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
Evaluation: Improving Programs with Communication
Forum 2011 Presentation
September 21, 2011
Evaluation: Improving Programs with Ongoing Communication Continual, proactive communication between efficiency program evaluators and implementers during the evaluation process can help program managers adjust efficiency offerings and eligibility criteria, refine marketing strategies ...
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Mike Brandt
Improving Programs with Ongoing Communication: A Massachusetts Case Study
Forum 2011 Presentation
September 21, 2011
Evaluation: Improving Programs with Ongoing Communication Continual, proactive communication between efficiency program evaluators and implementers during the evaluation process can help program managers adjust efficiency offerings and eligibility criteria, refine marketing strategies ...
Content type: Forum, Slides | Author: Elizabeth Titus
How Much Do Utilities Spend on EM&V?
August 29, 2011
Finding a reasonable portion of your demand-side management (DSM) portfolio budget to allocate to evaluation, measurement, and verification (EM&V) can be difficult. In this report, you can see what other utilities have spent or planned to spend on EM&V relative to the size of their DSM portfolios.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-32 | Author: Todd Camnitz
When to Do DSM Program Evaluation
May 25, 2011
When should I conduct process and impact evaluations of my DSM programs? When should I get evaluators involved in program planning to ensure that evaluation results for these programs are meaningful?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-33 | Author: Dulcey Simpkins
Seeking Cutting-Edge Programs and Program Results
May 18, 2011
I'm collecting information about innovative programs, DSM trends, and program results—and we want to hear from you! We're looking for exemplary programs in advancing energy efficiency, demand response, or renewable energy systems for any customer segment.
Content type: E Source Blog | Document ID: ES-Blog-5-18-11-CuttingEdge | Author: Rachel Reiss Buckley - Research Director
DSM Program Performance Metrics
April 26, 2011
Though utilities are held accountable for the customary kilowatt and kilowatt-hour goals, their performance is increasingly compared against other metrics as well to satisfy diversifying stakeholder needs.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-29 | Author: Melanie Wemple
2010 DSM Goals
Did You Meet Yours?
March 28, 2011
At this point, I'm guessing that most people are aware of the hugely increased demand-side management budgets and goals that utilities were faced with in 2010. At the E Source DSM Executive Council a few weeks ago, I was surprised to hear that the majority of utilities met their 2010 goals!
Content type: E Source Blog | Document ID: ES-Blog-3-28-11-DSM_Goals | Author: Adam Maxwell - Product Manager of the E Source Efficiency & Demand-Response Programs Service
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
