This tenth edition of the State Energy Efficiency Scorecard measures the progress of state policies and programs that save energy while also benefiting the environment and promoting growth. We use data vetted by state energy officials to rank states in six categories—utility programs,...
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Research Report - September 07, 2016
Financing programs can expand the reach and depth of energy efficiency investments while preserving public dollars, especially when the financing is supported by robust marketing and technical assistance. Enter the green bank. Created by states or local jurisdictions, green banks leverage public...
Research Report - August 31, 2016
Multiple trends will affect electricity demand in the coming decades, including the pace at which we adopt energy efficiency, photovoltaics, electric vehicles, and heat pumps. This report focuses on New England electricity consumption and peak demand in light of these trends, developing three...
Research Report - August 19, 2016
For decades, energy efficiency has been a critical strategy for meeting US electricity needs while saving consumers billions of dollars in avoided infrastructure costs. Just how big is energy efficiency today across the US electric power sector? This paper quantifies the energy savings and other...
Research Report - August 04, 2016
Appliance, equipment, and lighting standards have been among the most effective energy efficiency policies, delivering increased savings over multiple rounds of standards for many products. But how much more can be accomplished? What is the potential for additional savings from future standards...
Research Report - July 28, 2016
This paper analyzes Bank of America’s $55 million initiative to provide low-cost funding and grant support to advance energy efficiency investment in low- to moderate-income communities. The funding supported community development financial institutions (CDFIs) in developing and enhancing...
Research Report - July 19, 2016
The 2016 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard examines the energy efficiency policies and performance of 23 of the world’s top energy-consuming countries. Together these nations represent 75% of all the energy consumed on the planet and in 2013 accounted for over 80% of the world’s...
Research Report - May 10, 2016
The multifamily sector can be hard to reach when it comes to energy efficiency programs. Besides being diverse and complex, the sector presents a unique set of challenges to efficiency investments. The result is that multifamily customers are often underserved by energy efficiency programs....
Research Report - May 04, 2016
Electric resistance heat, including electric furnaces and baseboard heaters can be inexpensive to install but often expensive to run. Homeowners with these systems can save substantial energy at a moderate cost by installing a heat pump at the time as they replace a central air conditioner. Even...
Research Report - May 04, 2016
This paper explores the question of whether we should be encouraging or discouraging natural gas use in residential space-heating and water-heating applications based on relative source energy use. Our analysis finds that electric heat pumps generally use less energy in warm states and have...
