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The Curse of the TRC

Archaic utility cost effectiveness-testing is killing effective energy efficiency programs

Everything I Know about Energy-Efficient Showerheads I Learned in the Field

Author: Mike Warwick and Curtis Hickman

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January 01, 1994

The Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville) provides wholesale electric power to more than 100 retail distribution utilities in the Pacific Northwest. [continue reading]

Detroit Edison Saves

Author: Dave Brook

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November 01, 1993

Detroit Edison turned the prospect of $14 million in unpaid bills into a success story by combining consumer education with energy conservation measures. [continue reading]

Power quality is a relatively obscure concept, limited mostly to conversations among utility engineers and physicists, but as electronic appliances take over the home, it may become a residential issue as well. [continue reading]

Trade Allies: Long Haul Partners

Author: Jeff Hammarlund

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September 01, 1993

Utilities and demand-side management firms have made huge advances in recent years as they've implemented energy conservation programs. [continue reading]

Who's Repairing What? Duke Power's Success

Author: Frank Vigil

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September 01, 1993

Duke Power Company in North Carolina is one utility intent on improving duct efficiency in its service territory. In the "Home Comfort Tune-Up," the utility targets all-electric homes with a mass mailing describing the program and its costs. [continue reading]

Duct Fixing in America

Author: Cyril Penn

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September 01, 1993

Ducts and thermal energy distribution systems are the new frontier in energy conservation. Several utilities are just getting started, while others are thinking about launching duct repair programs. [continue reading]

Will Duct Repairs Reduce Cooling Load?

Author: Danny Parker, Jim Cummings, Unknown Author and Alan Meier

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September 01, 1993

Summer air conditioning causes the peak demand for electricity in most parts of the United States. If utilities reduce air conditioning demand, then they can avoid building expensive power plants. [continue reading]