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LightFair 2013: Efficiency, Connectivity, and More
May 30, 2013
LightFair 2013 presented an opportunity to learn about the latest products, systems, and industry trends and how they affect utility programs.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-69 | Author: Ira Krepchin
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
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
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
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
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
Electric Vehicle Rates
May 9, 2011
What kinds of rates are utilities offering for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs)? The vast majority are based on time of use, and most fit in two categories: rates that are specific to PEV charging only and rates that apply to all electrical consumption of a household or building.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: EDRP-RB-13 | Author: Alexandra Behringer
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
The Virtual Power Plant: An Introduction
March 24, 2011
What is a virtual power plant? Can you summarize its characteristics?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: IGS-AskES-28 | Author: Dulcey Simpkins
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
Demand Response for Multistage Air Conditioners
October 5, 2010
Do high-efficiency multistage residential air conditioners need more than the typical switch or thermostat to participate in demand response?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-24 | Author: Peter Criscione
Vehicle-to-Grid Implementation: Halfway There?
July 12, 2010
Has anyone come up with a way to avoid some of the problems that come from draining a customer’s electric car battery for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) implementation?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: TAS-AskES-20 | Author: Essie Snell and Micah Allen
Affordable Gateway Adds Smarts to AMR Meters
April 14, 2010
A new home area network (HAN) gateway that can interact with automated meter reading (AMR) meters has the potential to provide residential utility customers with smart grid–like functionality at an affordable price.
Content type: Research Brief | Document ID: TAS-RB-17 | Author: Essie Snell
Getting Residential Customers on Board with Direct Load Control
March 2, 2010
Do residential customers need an incentive to participate in direct load control programs? How much incentive should the utility provide to encourage customers to enroll or to keep customers involved with cycling programs?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-19 | Author: Dulcey Simpkins
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
Smart Grid Lawsuit Is a Warning to Utilities
October 21, 2009
Florida Power & Light Co. was recently sued over smart meter patents. My utility is deploying smart meters; should I be concerned?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: IGS-AskES-11 | Author: Carol Stimmel
Using AMR Meters to Enable a Smart Home
September 14, 2009
We have automated meter reading (AMR) meters deployed in the field. Is there any way to use these meters to provide “smart” energy-usage feedback to residential customers?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: IGS-AskES-9 | Author: Carol Stimmel
Should Utilities Wait for Smart Grid Standards?
August 14, 2009
Should utilities wait for smart grid standards to emerge before investing in deployments?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: IGS-AskES-8 | Author: Carol Stimmel
What Customers Really Want from Energy-Use Displays
July 16, 2009
Devices that display real-time energy usage and costs to consumers are being promoted as a way to gain energy-efficiency savings from the smart grid. What do customers really want from these feedback technologies?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: IGS-AskES-5 | Author: Carol Stimmel
Piloting the Smart Grid
Lessons Learned from the Front Line
April 2, 2009
Leading-edge utilities are exploring smart grid and launching pilot projects to assess new technologies, benefits, and uncertainties. This report offers in-depth review of product performance as well as important insight on pilot design, systems integration, and innovative business strategy.
Content type: Focus Report | Document ID: IGS-F-2 | Author: Philippe Bouchard
Small Business Efficiency Program Incentives
March 20, 2009
We are designing an incentive program that will promote energy efficiency to small businesses. What technologies are typically included? Specifically, we would like to include a broad range of low- and no-cost upgrades because small businesses are typically capital-constrained.
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: SMB-AskES-5b | Author: Alexandra Behringer and Kim Knox
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
Thermal Energy Storage Incentives
February 1, 2008
Do any utilities offer incentives for thermal energy storage (like Ice Energy’s technology) for peak shifting?
Content type: Ask E Source | Document ID: EDRP-AskES-6a | Author: Christie Rewey
