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Posted @ 3/14/2017 2:00 PM By Martha Parsons
ACEEE Blog, Mar. 6, 2017.
http://aceee.org/press/2017/03/empower-maryland-will-create-68000
"Maryland could gain more than 68,000 new jobs and $3.75 billion in new gross domestic product as a result of investments to be made over the next 10 years through the EmPOWER Maryland energy efficiency program, according to a new study from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The study comes as the Maryland General Assembly debates bipartisan legislation to extend EmPOWER Maryland and establish new statewide energy efficiency goals."
Posted @ 1/24/2017 5:18 AM By Martha Parsons
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Jan. 2017.
https://emp.lbl.gov/publications/electricity-end-uses-energy
"Berkeley Lab contributed a foundational analysis underlying the QER [DOE Quadrennial Energy Review]—a detailed analysis of electricity consumption by market sector, including cost, technology, and other trends. It looked at energy efficiency and distributed energy resources, like rooftop solar, and their impact on electricity supply and demand. [This] report, Electricity End Uses, Energy Efficiency, and Distributed Energy Resources Baseline, also describes the benefits of these resources as well as barriers to their adoption by examining a number of policies and programs. An appendix to the report reviews innovations in evaluation, measurement and verification to assess their impact."
Posted @ 1/11/2017 5:10 AM By Martha Parsons
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Jan. 2017, by Ian M. Hoffman, Greg Leventis, and Charles A. Goldman.
https://emp.lbl.gov/publications/trends-program-administrator-cost/
"This technical brief presents trends in the cost of saved electricity for energy efficiency programs between 2009 and 2013. We collected and analyzed more than 5,400 program years of data collected in 36 states from 78 administrators of programs funded by customers of investor-owned utilities. These administrators provide efficiency programs to customers of investor-owned utilities that serve about half of total U.S. electricity load."
Posted @ 12/16/2016 5:22 AM By Martha Parsons
ACEEE, Nov. 21, 2016, by Seth Nowack.
http://aceee.org/sites/default/files/publications/researchreports/u1607.pdf
"The great majority of gas and electric utility commercial customers are small businesses. Utility energy efficiency programs are beginning to tap the potential for energy and demand savings in the small business sector. In this report, we provide examples of successful practices and describe emerging approaches."
Posted @ 11/23/2016 5:56 AM By Martha Parsons
U.S. Dept. of Energy, Nov. 16, 2016.
http://energy.gov/eere/articles/energy-department-announces-partnerships-under-new-better-buildings-zero-energy
"...today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National League of Cities launched the Better Buildings Zero Energy Districts Accelerator to move the building market toward adopting sustainable practices to help districts achieve zero energy use in buildings. Zero Energy Districts are comprised of multi-purpose energy-efficient buildings, where the annual energy delivered to buildings is less than or equal to on-site renewable exported energy."
Posted @ 11/22/2016 5:45 AM By Martha Parsons
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, Nov. 1, 2016, by Christine Grant and Patrick Keegan.
http://neea.org/docs/default-source/reports/energy-efficiency-financing-barriers-and-opportunities-in-the-small-utility-market.pdf
"High upfront costs and a lack of easily accessible financing are commonly cited as the key barriers to investments in energy efficiency (EE). If designed and implemented optimally, EE financing can be an important tool for catalyzing EE market transformation."
Posted @ 11/21/2016 6:14 AM By Martha Parsons
ACEEE, Nov. 13, 2016, by Marti Frank.
http://aceee.org/blog/2016/11/how-residential-utility-programs
"Many energy efficiency programs are designed around measures rather than people. These “untargeted” programs focus on meeting energy savings and cost-effectiveness goals, and are ostensibly impartial about the characteristics of the households that receive the offering. Our new examination of program demographics shows how, in practice, untargeted programs often limit participant diversity."
Posted @ 11/1/2016 1:23 PM By Martha Parsons
National Association for State Community Services, Oct. 26, 2016.
https://thestateofpoverty.org/2016/10/26/weatherization-plus-health-in-washington-state-an-update/
"In April, we described the launch of an exciting new weatherization venture in Washington State that combines the energy efficiency improvements of weatherization with a targeted approach to reduce and remove asthma triggers in low-income households. Six months later, the hard work of marrying weatherization to home health environment improvements is underway. The Washington State Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program is learning a great deal about the challenges, and the promise, of energy savings and health impacts in low-income homes."
Posted @ 10/27/2016 1:13 PM By Martha Parsons
The Bulletin [Bend,OR], Oct. 26, 2016, by Joseph Ditzler.
http://www.bendbulletin.com/business/4762243-151/oregon-energy-programs-expire-in-2017
- Residential Energy Tax Credit program
- Small Premium Projects program
"Two Oregon programs that provide tax credits to residential property owners who update their heating systems will expire next year."
Posted @ 10/27/2016 5:10 AM By Martha Parsons
ACEEE, Oct. 2016, by Reuven Sussman and Maxine Chikumbo.
http://aceee.org/sites/default/files/publications/researchreports/b1601.pdf
"Behavior change programs are becoming a common method for reducing energy consumption and increasing energy efficiency. But what types of programs are out there, why do they work (or fail to work), and how effective are they? This report updates the 2013 ACEEE Field Guide to Utility-Run Behavior Change Programs, with new program evaluations, an analysis of major behavior change strategies, and a focus on programs with evaluated energy savings."