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Efficiency Beyond Widgets: Residential Behavioral Program Options
December 18, 2012
Behavior-change programs for the residential sector have proliferated rapidly over the past few years, evolving more quickly than virtually any other energy-efficiency program offering. What elements drive successful residential behavioral approaches?
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: RES-RB-46 | Author: Dulcey Simpkins
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
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
Expanding Your Reach with C&I Behavioral Program Options
February 29, 2012
Do you want your commercial and industrial (C&I) customers to be more engaged with your demand-side management offerings? Look no further than behavior-change programs, which offer utilities some unique ways to propagate efficiency norms and spread better operations and savings information to key ...
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-22x-BCO | Author: Dulcey Simpkins
Efficiency Beyond Widgets: C&I Behavioral Program Options
February 7, 2012
This review of behavioral program options for the commercial sector helps demand-side management program managers view the lay of the land for programs that focus on changing how people think about and use energy, rather than on installing efficient devices.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-22x | Author: Dulcey Simpkins
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
Dorm Energy Competitions
Motivating Your Future Customers to Establish Energy Conservation Habits
June 23, 2011
Dorm energy competitions at over 150 colleges and universities have successfully reduced energy consumption and raised awareness among students. Learn more about this innovative program type and how utilities can benefit by getting involved.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-6 | Author: Chelsea Hodge
What Does EISA Mean for Residential Lighting Programs?
January 13, 2011
CFLs are a vital component of utility energy-efficiency programs, contributing 25 to 50 percent of total efficiency program portfolio savings in 2010. Yet the future of utility CFL programs in the U.S. is uncertain due to the EISA provisions for phasing in more efficient lighting.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-8 | Author: Alexandra Behringer
Utilities Benefit from Municipal Energy-Efficiency Building Incentives and Codes
January 12, 2011
Utilities can assist municipalities that are developing beyond-code programs. This collaboration allows the utility to align its demand-side management targets with municipal energy-efficiency initiatives.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-9 | Author: Melanie Wemple
The Smart Grid Is Not About Residential Energy Efficiency—Yet
An E Source White Paper
December 6, 2010
References to the energy-efficiency benefits expected to flow from smart grid deployments are commonplace. Not all actions that reduce the energy bill, however, constitute energy efficiency in the strict meaning of the term; many are properly classified as conservation or load shifting, neither of which ...
Content type: White Paper | Document ID: ES-WP-10 | Author: Michael Reid
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
Direct Installation Programs for Small Businesses
March 30, 2009
Can you provide information on direct-installation programs utilities are offering for small businesses? We are interested in installed measures, eligibility requirements, and payback periods, if available.
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: SMB-AskES-5a | Author: Alexandra Behringer
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
Recruiting Participants for Energy-Use Display Pilots
January 1, 2009
We’re starting to design an energy-use display pilot. What’s the most effective way to solicit participants? Is it through a direct mail piece or via phone solicitation?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-11b | Author: Alexandra Behringer
Extra! Extra!
Newspaper Advertising Still a Great Way to Reach Customers
October 1, 2008
For more than 100 years newspaper advertising has been the mainstay of utility communications. Newspaper advertising offers utility communicators a versatile channel for conveying a wide range of messages to broad or specific target audiences at a reasonable cost.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: UCS-F-4 | Author: Alexandra Behringer and Matthew Joyce
The Importance of Energy Efficiency to Home-Buyers
September 17, 2008
How important is the energy efficiency of a home in the decision-making process of home buyers?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: RES-AskES-1a | Author: Kim Knox
Low-Income Compact Fluorescent Lamp Programs
September 1, 2008
I'm looking for information about low-income compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) programs. Have other utilities implemented CFL programs for low-income residents? If so, what wattages of bulbs are used, how many bulbs are installed per unit, and how do they staff these change-out programs?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: RES-AskES-4a | Author: Alexandra Behringer
Mailing CFLs to Residential Customers
September 1, 2008
We are thinking about mailing compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to residential customers through the U.S. Postal Service. Can you provide details about any such programs, such as how many kits were mailed, the number of CFLs included, and the percentage of kits that had broken CFLs?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: RES-AskES-4b | Author: Alexandra Behringer
What's Cooking in Restaurant Efficiency Programs?
Results from an E Source Roundtable Discussion
June 1, 2008
With food and energy prices rising far faster than the ability of restaurants to raise prices, utilities face a choice: Help restaurant customers use energy more efficiently, or watch a rising number of them become former customers as they close their doors and auction off their fixtures.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: SMB-F-16 | Author: Gregg Eisenberg
Lighting Programs for Leased Spaces
May 1, 2008
The problem with leased space is that although tenants pay for their electricity use, they do not have a long-term stake in the building; and owners don't pay the electric bills. Are there any creative programs to encourage the installation of energy-efficient lighting in this situation?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: SMB-AskES-3b | Author: Alexandra Behringer
Residential Educational Videos
March 1, 2008
How are utilities using videos to teach residential customers about energy efficiency?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-7b | Author: Kelsie Bell
Energy Savings from Education and Behavior Change
December 1, 2007
How much energy savings can we expect from a behavior-change campaign promoting energy efficiency?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-4b | Author: Gwen Farnsworth
ABCs and kWh's
Educating Future Customers Through K-12 Outreach
April 19, 2007
Many energy providers are using innovative methods for reaching the education sector. Within the K–12 segment, there are numerous opportunities to creatively and cost-effectively engage teachers, students, and parents—and through them, the broader community as well. In this report, we ...
Content type: Core Report, Service Report | Document ID: MS-2 | Author: Kelsie Bell, Gwen Farnsworth
Best Practice: Portals for Educators
July 1, 2006
Educating the public, especially schoolchildren, about energy and energy safety is an important community service the utility provides. However, a utility’s staffing level may not always match the demand for information. At We Energies, a portal designed specifically for educators allows the utility ...
Content type: Best Practice | Document ID: EBIZ-BP-2 | Author: Florence Connally
Large Commercial Companies Are Building Green: What's the Energy Provider's Role?
May 1, 2004
As more and more architects, builders, developers, consumers, and government entities support and build “green” facilities, utilities are getting involved, too. This report examines some pioneering utility programs promoting high-performance commercial construction—programs that focus on more than ...
Content type: Research, Service Report | Document ID: LC-12 | Author: Gwen Farnsworth
