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Warehouses
April 16, 2013
Warehouses, both refrigerated and nonrefrigerated present opportunities to save energy in a range of areas, including lighting, HVAC, and materials-handling equipment.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: BAM-S-15 | Author: Ira Krepchin
Improving the Energy Efficiency of Tanning Salons
September 24, 2012
What opportunities are out there for energy efficiency in tanning salons?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-62 | Author: Bryan Jungers
AutoDR 101
June 18, 2012
What is automated demand response (AutoDR), and how is it different from traditional demand response?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-57 | Author: Lee Hamilton
The Next Frontier: Embracing "Super Premium" Motor Technologies
May 31, 2012
Electric motors are a notoriously difficult technology for utilities to incentivize, despite large savings opportunities and the existence of efficient new technologies. We explore program and motor design approaches aimed at overcoming existing market barriers.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-37 | Author: Bryan Jungers
Office Plug Loads: Energy Use and Savings Opportunities
A Web Conference from the California Energy Commission PIER Program
January 26, 2012
Plug loads are the fastest growing energy use in offices, and a larger and larger portion of total building energy use. Join us to learn about the energy use of commercial office plug loads and the savings opportunities resulting from research by Ecova and New Buildings Institute.
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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: CEC-WC-1-12-PlugLoads | Author: Jenny Field
Up on the Rooftop: Updating HVAC Rooftop Unit Performance
A Web Conference from the California Energy Commission PIER Program
December 13, 2011
Join us to learn about the latest research and policy initiatives on advanced controls and performance monitoring, including fault detection and diagnostics and advanced technologies for commercial building rooftop units.
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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: CEC-WC-12-11-RTU | Author: Jenny Field
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
A Dramatic Boost for Existing RTUs
September 23, 2011
Several new retrofit devices are available for single-zone rooftop-unit air conditioners, with at least one device demonstrating demand savings of 41 percent and annual energy savings of 52 percent. These devices can also monitor unit performance, enabling additional savings.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-47 | Author: Peter Criscione
Lighting the Way to Demand Response
April 21, 2011
Commercially available advanced lighting-control systems can be used today in demand-response programs. This Tech Brief examines the cost, the potential savings, and the best way to implement these systems.
Content type: Tech Brief | Document ID: CEC-TB-47 | Author: Ira Krepchin
Finding the Efficiency of Old Air-Conditioning Equipment
January 14, 2011
How can I determine the efficiency of old air-conditioning equipment?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-36 | Author: Peter Criscione
Investing in Energy Efficiency in a Weak Economy
October 4, 2010
Has the economic downturn significantly affected corporate energy-efficiency projects?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: CEMC-AskES-6 | Author: Ethan Brown
Incentives for LED Outdoor Lighting Applications
June 24, 2010
Are any utilities offering incentives for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in outdoor lighting applications?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-23 | Author: Ira Krepchin
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
The Power Workout: Energizing Your Body, Mind, and . . . Building?
April 22, 2010
Two new devices that turn exercise equipment into mini power generators provide opportunities for energy-efficiency education and outreach as well as a small contribution to a building’s energy needs.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-18 | Author: Kitty Stevenson
Energy Consumption Metrics
April 6, 2010
In addition to Btu per square foot per year, what metrics are typically used to track energy use and performance for different types of businesses?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: BMS-AskES-7 | Author: Essie Snell
Free Lighting Retrofits Get Hard-to-Reach Customers to Drop T12s
February 10, 2010
A new utility lighting efficiency program covers 100 percent of the cost of retrofits to reach the mostly small and medium businesses that have not yet participated in lighting programs. The effort also plays an important role in preparing for the coming phaseout of T12 fluorescent lamps.
Content type: DSM News | Document ID: EDRP-DN-2-10b | Author: Ira Krepchin
The Rundown on OpenADR
November 12, 2009
OpenADR is one of the standards that is being proposed for smart grid interoperability. What is OpenADR and have any utilities actually implemented it?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: IGS-AskES-12 | Author: Carol Stimmel
Virtual Desktop Enables Low-Cost Energy Savings for Schools
October 22, 2009
A new twist on virtual computing provides an energy-savings opportunity for schools by using the excess capacity of existing desktop computers to create additional workstations.
Content type: Tech News | Document ID: TAS-TN-11-09c | Author: Mary Horsey
New Demand-Response Technology Could Offer Increased Flexibility at Lower Cost
October 22, 2009
A new web-based technology with simple plug-in installation could offer demand-response switching and load monitoring for residential, commercial, and industrial appliances.
Content type: Tech News | Document ID: TAS-TN-11-09b | Author: Essie Snell
New Product List Rescues LED Programs from the Jaws of Deceit
October 1, 2009
A new product-certification initiative promises to help utilities identify appropriate light-emitting diode (LED) products for incentive programs.
Content type: Tech News | Document ID: TAS-TN-10-09a | Author: Ira Krepchin
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
Plug-Loads Programs
Results from an E Source Roundtable Discussion
February 1, 2009
New energy-efficiency programs are emerging to short-circuit impending load growth with market transformation. Can education and incentives shape consumers’ purchase preferences or will upstream efforts affect product design before the next hot item hits retail shelves?
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-28 | Author: Gwen Farnsworth
Commissioning Programs
Web Conference
December 16, 2008
Are you missing out on a substantial longer-term energy-savings program opportunity by not having an existing building commissioning program? In this roundtable discussion, we'll hear from two programs focused on retrocommissioning and one using monitoring-based commissioning.
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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: EDRP-WC-12-08-CommProg | Author: Peter Criscione
Compressed Air Energy-Efficiency Programs
Results from an E Source Roundtable Discussion
November 1, 2008
Compressed air systems offer some of the most cost-effective energy savings available to the industrial sector. This report summarizes our August 2008 web conference with some of the most experienced managers of utility compressed air energy-efficiency programs.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-27 | Author: Gregg Eisenberg
Plug Loads Programs
Web Conference
October 30, 2008
Buyers don't have sufficient information concerning the energy performance of electronic devices to make informed decisions. In this web conference, we hear about some new programs that are structured to short-circuit impending load growth with market transformation.
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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: EDRP-WC-10-08-PlugLoad | Author: Gwen Farnsworth
CFL Sales Brightening
September 1, 2008
How do early 2008 compact fluorescent lamp sales compare to sales in 2007?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-9a | Author: Christie Rewey
Promoting CFLs on a Seasonal Versus an Annual Basis
August 19, 2008
What are the reasons utilities choose to offer a CFL program annually versus seasonally? What are the pros and cons of each model? Could you risk losing customer interest by promoting CFLs all year?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-10a | Author: Alexandra Behringer
Compressed Air Energy-Efficiency Programs
Web Conference
August 7, 2008
Compressed air systems offer energy-saving opportunities at low or no cost to the customer. Several utility programs that focus on compressed air-system savings have been in operation for many years now. This web conference is your opportunity to learn from those veterans.
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Content type: Web Conference | Document ID: EDRP-WC-8-08-Air | Author: Dan Greenberg
What's Working with Existing-Building Commissioning Programs
May 1, 2008
Only about a dozen utilities currently have programs for the commissioning of existing buildings. Although these programs can be difficult to build, utilities are achieving cost-effective savings with them and in some cases are seeing dramatic results.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-23 | Author: Peter Criscione
Energy-Use Feedback Displays: Technologies and Utility Programs
Results from an E Source Roundtable Discussion
April 1, 2008
In February 2008, E Source convened a Roundtable of utility staff to discuss energy-use feedback display pilots and programs—including goals, results, and a review of the different technologies currently available in the marketplace.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-21 | Author: Alexandra Behringer
