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Catalyzing Efficiency: Unlocking Energy Information and Value in Apartment Buildings

Author(s)

Institute for Market Transformation

Publication Date

2016

Organizations or Programs

Elevate Energy,

Austin Energy,

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA),

Mass Save,

City of New York’s Retrofit Accelerator,

Seattle RENEW Multi-Family Housing Program

This report explores how governments and energy efficiency implementers could help stakeholders better analyze and act upon building performance data to unlock savings.

Lessons Learned: Peer Exchange Calls, No. 5

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Publication Date

2016

Organizations or Programs

Reside Tight Program,

EnergySmart,

CoMo Energy Challenge

This publication summarizes lessons learned from Peer Exchange Calls about how energy efficiency programs and partners can leverage timing to engage homeowners.

Better Buildings Residential Network Lessons Learned: Peer Exchange Calls No.4

Author(s)

U.S. Department of Energy

Publication Date

2015

Organizations or Programs

EnergySmart,

Bend Energy Challenge,

Mass Save,

Focus on Energy,

Enhabit

This document summarizes top marketing and outreach takeaways shared by Better Buildings Residential Network members during spring 2015 Peer Exchange Calls.

Recognizing the Value of Energy Efficiency's Multiple Benefits

Author(s)

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Publication Date

2015

Organizations or Programs

Maryland Home Performance with ENERGY STAR,

Mass Save

The benefits of energy efficiency extend beyond energy savings. Homes, commercial buildings, and industrial facilities gain comfort, health, and safety benefits from energy efficiency programs. Additional benefits for businesses include savings on maintenance, materials, and the costs of regulatory compliance. On the supply side, electric utilities enjoy reduced system costs. Focusing on the residential, business, and utility sectors, this report examines each of these multiple benefits, their role in program marketing, and current best practices for including them in cost-effectiveness testing.

State Energy Efficiency Program Evaluation Inventory

Author(s)

U.S. Energy Information Administration

Publication Date

2013

Organizations or Programs

AEP Ohio,

Alabama Power Company,

Alleghany Power,

Alliant-IPL,

Ameren Illinois Utilities,

Ameren Missouri,

Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation,

Baltimore Gas & Electric Company,

Black Hills Energy,

Board of Public Utilities,

Bonneville Power Administration,

Centerpoint Energy Arkansas Gas,

Commonwealth Edison Company (ComED),

Consumers Energy Company,

Connecticut Energy Conservation Management Board,

Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility,

Delmarva Power & Light,

Detroit Edison Company,

Michigan Consolidated Gas Company,

Dominion North Carolina Power,

DP&L,

Duke Energy,

Duquesne Light,

Efficiency Maine,

Efficiency United,

Efficiency Vermont,

Empire District Electric Company,

Entergy Arkansas,

Entergy New Orleans,

Energy Trust of Oregon,

Eummot,

Florida Public Service Commission,

Hawaii Public Utilities Commission,

Idaho Power,

Kansas City Power & Light,

Long Island Power Authority (LIPA),

Louisiana Department of Natural Resources,

NSTAR,

National Grid,

Massachusetts Cape Light Compact,

Massachusetts Department Of Energy Resources,

Massachusetts Energy Efficiency Advisory Council,

Maryland Public Service Commission,

Metropolitan Edison Company,

Michigan Electric Cooperative Association,

Mid-American Energy,

Nevada Power Company,

New Hampshire Utilities,

Northwestern Energy,

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA),

Oklahoma Corporation Commission,

Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company,

Pacific Power,

PacifiCorp,

Peco Energy Company,

Pennsylvania Electric Company,

Pepco,

PNM,

Potomac Edison,

PPL Electric Utilities,

Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC),

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC),

Progress Energy Carolinas,

Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC),

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission,

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO),

Puget Sound Energy,

Rhode Island Energy Efficiency and Resource Management,

RMP,

Rocky Mountain Power,

Salt River Project,

Sierra Pacific Power Company,

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO),

SourceGas Arkansas,

South Carolina Electric & Gas,

Southwestern Gas Corporation,

Southwestern Electric Power Company,

State Corporation Commission,

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA),

Toledo Edison,

Ohio Edison,

United Illuminating,

West Pen Power Co,

Xcel Energy

For this inventory, EIA reviewed and catalogued 329 data sources containing state energy efficiency program evaluation results into an inventory. The focus of this inventory is to support the National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) and to research cost information in state-mandated energy efficiency program evaluations.

Energy Efficiency Financing: Models and Strategies

Author(s)

The Energy Foundation

Publication Date

2012

Organizations or Programs

Enhabit,

Keystone Home Energy Loan Program (HELP),

Maryland Clean Energy Center Home Owner Loan Program,

Texas LoanSTAR,

Colorado ENERGY STAR Homes,

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Energy Efficient Mortgage Program,

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) PowerSaver,

Community Preservation Corporation Green Financing Initiative,

New Resource Bank,

Sempra Utilities,

United Illuminating

Reviews and summarize energy efficiency financing models and strategies. Models are analyzed according to funding sources, program structures, limits to scale, repayment vehicles, and project risks. Strategies consider applicable building sectors, models, levels of establishment, growth potential, advantages, and disadvantages.

Massachusetts Joint Statewide Three-Year Electric and Gas Energy Efficiency Plan

Author(s)

Mass Save

Publication Date

2012

Organizations or Programs

Mass Save

This plan was jointly developed by gas and electric companies in the state of Massachusetts to set aggressive goals for 2013-2015 through a sustained and integrated statewide energy efficiency effort in accordance with Green Communities Act.

Scaling Energy Efficiency in the Heart of the Residential Market: Increasing Middle America's Access to Capital for Energy Improvements

Author(s)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Publication Date

2012

Organizations or Programs

Camden POWER - A Better Buildings Initiative,

Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation (WECC),

Better Buildings Near Eastside Neighborhood Sweeps Program,

Home Energy Affordability Loan (HEAL),

Keystone Home Energy Loan Program (HELP),

Midwest Energy,

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA),

Opportunity Council,

Wyoming Energy Savers

This policy brief describes the energy efficiency financing options programs can use to help financial institutions make energy upgrades affordable and accessible to homeowners.

Energy Efficiency Finance: Options and Roles for Utilities

Author(s)

Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

Publication Date

2011

Organizations or Programs

Arizona Public Service (APS),

Enhabit,

Georgia How$mart,

Hawaiian Electric Company,

Kansas How$mart,

How$martKY,

Mass Save,

Public Service of New Hampshire,

Rural Energy Savings Program,

Sempra Energy Utilities,

United Illuminating

This report describes different approaches to energy efficiency finance taken by utilities.

Options for Raising Capital (and Leveraging Public Funds) for Residential Energy Loan Programs

Author(s)

Environmental Finance Center at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Publication Date

2011

Organizations or Programs

EnergySmart,

Keystone Home Energy Loan Program (HELP),

Manitoba Hydro Power Smart Residential Loan Program,

Michigan Saves,

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA),

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

This publication outlines capital leveraging models and examples from across the country in which public funds were used to influence energy loan program capital.

Left to Our Own Devices: Financing Efficiency for Small Businesses and Low-Income Families

Author(s)

Environmental Defense Fund

Publication Date

2009

Organizations or Programs

EnergySmart,

Windsor Efficiency PAYS,

Berkeley Financing Initiative for Renewable and Solar Technology (FIRST)

Report that identifies and evaluates the sufficiency of available financing options to help low-income populations, particularly communities that have been historically overburdened by air pollution (i.e., "environmental justice communities"), invest in resource-saving measures, such as energy efficiency and water conservation.

Going Beyond Code: A Guide to Creating Energy Efficient and Sustainable Buildings in the Southwest

Author(s)

Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

Publication Date

2008

Organizations or Programs

Buckeye Green Building Program,

Chandler Green Building Program,

Pima County Residential Green Building Program,

Scottsdale Green Building Program,

Southern Nevada Green Building Partnership,

Rohnert Park Green Building Program,

Green County San Bernardino,

Albuquerque Green Path Program,

City of Boulder,

CO,

Boulder County BuildSmart Program,

Nevada Sierra Green,

Santa Fe Residential Green Building Code,

Eagle County ECObuild,

Aspen & Pitkin County,

CO Efficient Building Program,

Austin Energy,

EnergySmart

This guide helps states and localities develop voluntary or mandatory programs that go well beyond minimum code requirements for new buildings. It addresses energy efficiency materials and resource conservation, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and site development and land use.