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Lab Takes on Residential Energy Efficiency in the Southeast

Demonstration homes prove that current technology can give homeowners efficiency and affordability.

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Prepurchase Meter Rivals Weatherization for Low-Income Assistance

Author: Ed Copp and Bonnie Temme

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March 01, 1996

Beginning in 1993, the Salt River Project (SRP), a public utility in Arizona, tested two new strategies to help low-income customers decrease their energy usage. [continue reading]

Energy Education: A Kilowatt Is a Terrible Thing to Waste

Author: Fairlie Firari

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September 01, 1995

Several years ago, Syracuse Energy Service Company installed automatic, 8deg. set-back thermostats with small dials in a seniors complex. It became apparent that some outreach was needed when several people from the complex disembarked from a rented bus and stormed the office in protest. [continue reading]

Home Energy on the Internet

Author: Robert A. Penney

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March 01, 1995

Newspapers and magazines are filled with articles about the information superhighway, its power, and how it can change our lives. Yet few people know how to access the highway or navigate once they get on it. [continue reading]

Steps to Successful Lighting Programs

Author: Gary B. Fernstrom

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November 01, 1994

There is a light at the top of the staircase of opportunity for improved residential lighting, but odds are it's not as bright or efficient as it could be. [continue reading]

Eugene's Energy Outlet

Author: Jeanne Byrne

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September 01, 1994

To help residential and business customers make better energy choices, Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and the public utilities of Lane County, Oregon, have established an electricity conservation information center in Eugene. [continue reading]

Como Se Dice "Retrofitter"?

Author: Kelley Griffin

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May 01, 1994

Utility companies have always sought to present customer information about saving energy in plain English. [continue reading]

Energy Efficiency Rides the Radio Airwaves

Author: Jim Clark

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January 01, 1994

The nation's public radio airwaves are spreading the message that efficient energy use can help consumers save dollars. [continue reading]

Can We Transform the Market Without Transforming the Customer?

Author: Merrilee Harrigan

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January 01, 1994

Technologically, residential energy conservation is a huge success. Refrigerators are twice as efficient as they were in 1973, furnaces one-third more efficient, and light bulbs four times more efficient. [continue reading]