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Neighborhood Outreach for Energy Efficiency: Finding Homes that Need It and...
Author: Eric MackresIn the world of energy efficiency, market segmentation and other methods of generalization are used to design programs and marketing. While every home is different, just as each...
View ArticleFrom the Ground Up: How Local Governments and Community Organizations Are...
Author: Eric Mackresand Erin Brandt, Metropolitan Area Planning Council
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Make Every Day Earth Day with Some Quick Energy-Saving Tips
Author: Patrick KikerYesterday was the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, but as we are often reminded, every day is Earth Day. And it’s not too late to do your part to reduce pollution by saving energy,...
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Questionable Thinking About the “Energy Efficiency Gap”
Author: Steven Nadel NOTE: This blog article revises and updates a previous entry.
View ArticleThe Economy-Wide Benefits of Residential Feedback Programs
Author: John A. "Skip" Laitner
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View ArticleWringing Additional Energy and Water Savings out of the Clothes Washer Market
Author: Rachel Cluett
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Chicago House Hunters Poised to Become More Savvy Homebuyers
Author: Rachel CluettChicago is making an existing energy-use disclosure ordinance more user friendly for citizens. In the 1980s, the city passed a law allowing potential homebuyers and renters access...
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Hard to Reach or Great Opportunities?
Author: Joel FreehlingOne of the most overused misnomers in the energy efficiency field is the term “hard to reach” for customer segments that aren’t easily served through existing utility...
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Where Does Your Community Stand in the Race to an Energy-Efficient Economy?
Author: David RibeiroThe recently released 2013 City Energy Efficiency Scorecard ranked 34 of the largest U.S. cities on their efforts to save energy—but we don’t think large cities should have all...
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50% Energy Savings in the Residential Sector? Deep Energy Retrofits Are...
Author: Rachel CluettThe need for innovative ways to reduce residential energy use is growing. States are setting increasingly aggressive energy savings targets for utilities and program...
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Small actions that add up to large energy savings for Earth Day
Author: Rachel CluettThere are many tips out there about saving energy in your home. So many, in fact, that it can leave you wondering, “Well, what are the things that I should focus my attention on...
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Introducing ACEEE’s new and improved State and Local Policy Database
Author: David RibeiroState and local governments are laboratories for innovation in energy efficiency policies and programs. Policymakers, regulators, and citizens at all levels increasingly recognize...
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It takes more than just a poster to change behavior!
Author: Kate FarleyIn my college dormitory, there was a large, bright poster in the basement laundry room. The poster encouraged us to always use the “cold” setting on the washing machine in order to...
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Tracking a home's energy fitness
Author: David RibeiroIf you’ve gone for a jog or visited your neighborhood gym recently, you may have noticed new accessories popping up amid the sea of iPhones and earbuds. There’s a good chance that...
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