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The Big Flush: Saving Water in the Big Apple
The City of New York is dramatically changing the way it looks at water. [continue reading]
What Takeback Effect?
Energy savings can be reduced when customers use the money they save from energy-efficiency measures to purchase increased comfort or convenience. [continue reading]
Stricter Performance Contracting Verification Plans?
Performance contracts between utilities and energy services companies (ESCos) are typically structured so that payments to the contractors are based on measured energy savings. [continue reading]
The Wisconsin Audit System
The State of Wisconsin Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) uses the WECC Energy Audit System, designed and developed by Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation for utility and government funded residential energy conservation programs. [continue reading]
Como Se Dice "Retrofitter"?
Utility companies have always sought to present customer information about saving energy in plain English. [continue reading]
Second-Generation Rebates: Manufacturer Buy-Downs
Promoting compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) as an energy-efficient alternative to incandescent lighting is a challenge that has stumped the efficiency industry for years. [continue reading]
The State of DSM End-Use Monitoring
The results are in on a survey partially funded by Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO) to look at end-use monitoring in existing demand-side management (DSM) programs. [continue reading]
Capturing Conservation through Community Energy Management
Responding to the "energy crisis" of the late 1970s, many communities in the United States and Canada turned to energy conservation, renewable energy sources, and alternate transportation policies to reduce energy consumption and costs. [continue reading]
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Is Energy Efficiency an American Value?
Energy efficiency is good for the economy, good for families, good for workers, and good for the environment.
