The perks of being a member
When you’re a member of the E Source Technology Assessment Service, we’ll help you understand the latest developments in efficiency, demand-reduction measures, energy storage, and emerging technologies. With the service, you get:
- Information on the latest developments in technologies such as HVAC, building controls, appliances, electronics, lighting, electric vehicles, distributed energy, and more
- Access to research and expertise to help you evaluate new technologies, estimate energy impacts, understand best applications of different technologies, and plan pilot programs, plus recommendations on the most effective measures to help you meet your goals
Ask our experts unlimited questions
Answers from our technology experts will help you identify demand-side management (DSM), distributed energy resource (DER), or decarbonization measures that best meet your program goals. Learn more about our Ask E Source program (PDF).
Access our library of research
Our expertise on end-use technologies is extensive—we frequently publish reports on innovative and experimental tech. We’ll keep you up to date on the new technologies that are driving change in the industry, and we’ll make recommendations for implementation.
Complement the experts on your team
Our technology experts and engineers bring decades of utility expertise to help your teams identify, vet, and select the right technologies to meet your DSM, DER, and decarbonization goals challenges with a fresh perspective.
Unlock the power of our exclusive technology-related tools
Search the Emerging Technology Database, a repository of robust, neutral studies conducted across North America on the efficiency of end-use gas and electric technologies to inform your DSM programs.
Attend and interact at our technology-focused events
Collaborate and interact with industry experts and your peers at topically relevant meetings as well as our annual E Source Forum. Recent topics include the rise of smart home technologies and Internet of Things devices, indoor agriculture and its effects on the grid, and how to achieve savings beyond traditional lighting programs. Oh, yeah, and it’s on us! Attend events free of charge.
What our customers are saying
E Source has made my job easier, faster, and better because it’s expanded my resource pool.
John Wilson
Recommended technology membership bundles
| If you want to … | Then you need … |
|---|---|
| Take the guesswork out of your program design, implementation, and evaluation | E Source Demand-Side Management Service |
| Develop an integrated and effective customer-centric distributed energy resource strategy | E Source Distributed Energy Resource Strategy Service |
| Benchmark measure inputs and build accurate energy-savings forecasts | E Source Measure Insights |
| Benchmark your DSM programs | E Source DSM Insights |