Discusses opportunities for reducing residential air conditioner and heat pump energy use through proper attention to equipment sizing, airflow over the coil, refrigerant charge, and minimum duct l…
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Discusses opportunities for reducing residential air conditioner and heat pump energy use through proper attention to equipment sizing, airflow over the coil, refrigerant charge, and minimum duct leakage. Includes estimates of potential national and regional energy and peak demand savings from different types of programs designed to improve HVAC installation and maintenance practices.
The commonwealth spends almost $11 billion a year buying energy from out of state. Mass Save lowers bills and keeps money at home.
Utility energy efficiency programs have increased investment in low-income households, but significant gaps remain. This report examines spending and savings trends across 48 major U.S. utilities, identifies barriers to expanding low-income programs and highlights policies and program strategies that can improve energy affordability and equitable access to efficiency upgrades.
The United States faces interlocking energy challenges: rising home energy bills and gasoline prices; new demand for electricity from data centers and other loads; high greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels.
Now, a new era of energy efficiency progress in our buildings, transportation, and industry is needed to meet this moment. This wide-ranging study finds a massive opportunity.
Home energy report programs, in which utilities provide households with personalized insights into their energy use and tips to lower their bills, are a…
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