Efficiency in Action, Markets & Business, Program Evaluation, Programs & Policy
Did You Make the Most Important List of 2020?
Taylor Patterson, ERS Santa Claus, like many of us, has faced unprecedented challenges this year because of the coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic has had tremendous impacts on all aspects of life: School, work, social life, the economy, and the environment. It has shined a light on pressing issues, like human impacts on the environment and […]
energy efficiency, holiday energy saving tips, nice list, Recycling, Santa Claus, waste
Clean Grid Technology, Energy Storage, Program Evaluation, Programs & Policy
Maximizing Grid Energy Storage in Nantucket
This article was originally published on PNNL on Oct. 9, 2019. NANTUCKET, Mass. – With the simple cutting of a ribbon this week, residents of Nantucket Island, joined by state and local officials and representatives from National Grid, the U.S Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity (OE), and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), ushered in […]
electricity, Energy storage, grid, grid-scale energy storage, Nantucket, National Grid, PNNL
Program Evaluation, Programs & Policy
Massachusetts Earns Top Marks in Energy Efficiency from ACEEE
ACEEE Ranks Massachusetts Top State for Energy Efficiency Written by Alyssa Danigelis, energymanagertoday.com, October 8, 2018 (Image: The 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard results. Credit: ACEEE) For the eighth year in a row, Massachusetts ranked number one in the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)’s state scorecard for energy efficiency. The 12th annual 2018 […]
2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, ACEEE, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, energy efficiency, massachusetts
Markets & Business, Markets & Trends, Program Evaluation, Programs & Policy
The Cost of Saving Electricity Across the US
Berkeley lab turns out comprehensive estimate of efficiency cost — and it’s cheap Written by Robert Walton, utilitydive.com, July 7, 2018 Dive Brief: The figure is highly variable, depending on geography and demographics, but on average it costs $0.025 to save a kilowatt-hour of electricity, according to research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The analysis looked […]
electric utilities, energy efficiency, energy efficiency programs, energy savings, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Building Technology, Program Evaluation, Programs & Policy, Whole Building
Measurement and Verification vs. Ongoing Commissioning
Utility Strategies for Energy Efficiency: Measurement & Verification (M&V) and Ongoing Commissioning senseware.co, July 10, 2018 The world energy consumption is constantly rising. According to the US Energy Information Administration, the increase is well over 28% between 2015 and 2040. It is important to note that in commercial buildings, this number is even higher at nearly 40%. […]
M&V, measurement and verification, OCx, ongoing commissioning, utilities
Industrial Technology, Process, Program Evaluation, Programs & Policy
ACEEE Summer Study: Updating Steam Trap Savings Calculations
The Need to Update Steam Trap Savings Calculations By Cameron Kinney, ERS for Zondits, June 7, 2018 Steam trap repair and replacement projects are currently the fourth-largest natural gas energy savings measure in Massachusetts. Program administrators (PAs) have been increasing their promotion of the measure in recent years due to its cost-effective nature, but evaluators […]
ACEEE Summer Study, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, energy savings, savings calculations, steam traps
Program Evaluation, Programs & Policy
The Promise of Performance
The Promise of Performance Written by Carmen Best, Director of Policy and Emerging Markets, OpenEE, June 6, 2018 Performance is the buzzword of efficiency today. Supporters seem to believe that the use of statistically-derived performance metrics may represent the greatest innovation in energy efficiency since the invention of the compact fluorescent light bulb. Pay-for-performance models […]
evaluation measurement and verification, performance, program evaluation, Rsik Reward Incentive Mechanism
Program Evaluation, Programs & Policy
Clean Energy Programs, as Explained by Baseball
Clean Energy Programs, as Explained by Baseball Written by Allison Donnelly, ERS for Zondits, March 28, 2018 Suppose you wanted to improve how your community or customers use energy. A common way to do that is to create a program that offers incentives to decrease the cost of buying a more expensive – but better […]
baseball, clean energy, energy efficiency, energy programs, program evaluation
Program Evaluation, Programs & Policy
Using M&V Data to Target High-Potential Opportunities and Program Savings
Lucy Neiman, ERS, for Zondits The International Energy Program Evaluation Conference (IEPEC) will be held August 7‒10 in Baltimore, MD, with presentations and workshops focusing on the topic “Making Ambitious Reductions Real: Accurate and Actionable Evaluation.” On Thursday, August 10, Amaury De La Cruz of Con Edison and Lucy Neiman of ERS will present a […]
bipartisan bill, BQDM, Con Ed, Con Edison, Consolidated Edison, ERS, M&V
Program Evaluation, Programs & Policy
Energy Consumption Data and the Grid of the Future
Utilities Should Sell Customer Electricity Data Lexington Institute, April 25, 2017 Digital technology is deployed on the electric grid to make it “smarter,” allowing two-way communication and the transferring of data. This enables customers to manage electricity costs and make the grid more reliable. Since new data is collected from sensors on the grid, sharing […]
consumer electricity data, energy consumption data, energy management, First Fuel, Opower, Oracle