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Insights from the E Source 2013 Small Business Direct-Install Benchmark Study
May 21, 2013
Explore the results of the E Source 2013 small business direct-install benchmark study, and get ideas for creating new programs or enhancing existing offerings.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-48 | Author: Ti Mougne, Jesse Fife
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Utility On-Bill Financing: A Profile
May 13, 2013
E Source reviewed 38 on-bill financing packages offered by 30 separate program administrators to benchmark how they’re most commonly structured to balance competing goals.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-47 | Author: Kate Drexler
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Pay-for-Performance Program Incentive Structures
May 3, 2013
Pay-for-performance programs provide incentives for whole-building energy efficiency in new construction and major retrofits, and they often include incentives for design assistance. The main difference is that incentives for new construction are paid based on modeled versus measured savings.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-54 | Author: Alexandra Behringer
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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
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
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
Ain’t Misbehavin’: Residential Behavior-Change Vendors and Associated Energy Savings
April 10, 2013
Our meta-analysis of behavior-change vendors, products, and program results will help you navigate the residential landscape.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-51 | Author: Melanie Wemple, Dulcey Simpkins
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2011 DSM Achievements and Expenditures
December 14, 2012 | Updated: April 9, 2013
To find out how energy-efficiency and demand-response programs performed in 2011, E Source compiled the demand-side management (DSM) goals and achievements of 40 US and Canadian utilities into a downloadable Microsoft Excel workbook.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-42 | Author: Melanie Wemple
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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
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
To Have or Have Not? A Review of Wireless Meter Opt-Out Policies
March 22, 2012 | Updated: March 7, 2013
Consumers are demanding alternatives to wireless meters, and state regulatory commissions and energy providers are issuing opt-out policies. It's likely that any utility deploying wireless meters will need an opt-out policy regardless of the size of the population projected to object to the meters.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: IGS-RB-14 | Author: Melanie Wemple
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Sector Snapshot
December 9, 2010 | Updated: March 6, 2013
The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry covers medicinal and botanical products as well as in vitro diagnostic substances and other biological products. Numerous opportunities are available for saving energy and reducing demand.
Content type: Sector Snapshot | Document ID: BAM-S-10 | Author: Ira Krepchin
Feeding Your Program Good LED Products
DLC to Launch New Database Format
March 4, 2013
A new database format for the DesignLights Consortium’s Qualified Products List will make it easier for utilities to incorporate light-emitting diode (LED) products into their programs.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-66 | Author: Ira Krepchin
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
What Do Effective Small Business Programs Have in Common?
An E Source Sound Bite
February 15, 2013
Wondering how to design a small and midsize business (SMB) efficiency program that's popular, cost-effective, and capable of delivering real energy savings? In this audio clip, we review four design elements commonly found in effective SMB efficiency programs.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-47 | Author: Ti Mougne
Fundamental Considerations for Setting Rebate Levels
An E Source Sound Bite
February 15, 2013
Crafting the appropriate incentive for a measure requires program administrators to track (and estimate the influence of) a multitude of variables. In this audio clip, we examine a few fundamental considerations for setting rebate levels.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-48 | Author: Melanie Wemple
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
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
Improving Building Code Compliance Rates
An E Source Sound Bite
February 8, 2013
In this audio clip, we share information about code compliance rates and what some utilities are doing to improve building code compliance.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-49 | Author: Kate Drexler
Data Center Demand-Response Strategies
An E Source Sound Bite
February 7, 2013
Demand response for data centers can be a bit of a challenge. In this sound bite, we go over nine different strategies for shedding load in this growing customer segment.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-64 | Author: Andrea Salazar
Stormy Weather’s Silver Lining: Opportunities to Accelerate Energy Efficiency After Disasters
January 30, 2013
Natural disasters have the potential to wreak massive financial damages to properties and unquantifiable emotional and personal losses, but program administrators at ground zero are uniquely poised to help victims rebuild or renovate their damaged homes and businesses to be more secure, affordable, and ...
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: EDRP-F-46 | Author: Melanie Wemple, Rachel Reiss Buckley, Dulcey Simpkins
Incorporating Stakeholder Input into DSM Activities
January 22, 2013
This report presents some best practices for gathering public input for utility demand-side management programs, based primarily on case studies from Avista Utilities and Xcel Energy Colorado.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-45 | Author: Rachel Reiss Buckley
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
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
Targeting Multifamily Property Managers for Demand Response
An E Source Sound Bite
November 29, 2012
This three-minute audio clip highlights one utility that’s enrolling multifamily premises in demand response by working with property management groups to install thermostats in every unit in an apartment building.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-38 | Author: Rachel Buckley, Jesse Fife
DSM Analytics Find a Place in Today's Utility
An E Source Sound Bite
November 28, 2012
This three-minute audio clip describes what is driving the boom in demand-side management analytics, the functions typically covered within analytics, and which departments perform these tasks at various utilities.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-39 | Author: Rachel Buckley
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
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
