Resources | Residential Program Guide

Current Practices in Efficiency Financing: An Overview for State and Local Governments

Author(s)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Publication Date

2016

Organizations or Programs

Keystone Home Energy Loan Program (HELP),

Kansas How$mart,

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

Michigan Saves,

Texas LoanSTAR,

Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD),

Nebraska Dollar and Energy Savings Program

This report is a guide to all customer-facing financing products—products offered by a lender directly to a borrower—used to pay for energy efficiency. Intended for state and local governments that are deciding whether to start a new program, tune up and existing program, or create a Green Bank, it provides information on the full range of financing product options for target participants, the tradeoffs of various products, and potential advantages and disadvantages for different types of customers.

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 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.

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.