The Big Why of Evaluation
Dig into the purpose, process, and impact of energy program evaluation. The Big Why of Evaluation explores how measurement, verification, and evaluation drive smarter program design, better outcomes, and accountability across the energy landscape.
Braiding NTG
Over the past few years, in response to the growing climate change crisis, federal, state, and local governments’ ...
Maximizing the Value of Process Evaluations
Evaluations can sometimes feel like a regulatory checkbox. This can seem especially true for process evaluations ...
Heat Pumps and Supplemental Heating
In case you haven’t heard, heat pumps are a thing now. As their efficiency and performance in cold climates ...
Quantifying Non-Energy Impacts
Recently, I saw news of a study from USC that found the relatively low level of adoption of electric vehicles in ...
Lifetime Carbon Impacts
If we are counting on energy efficiency to account for a large part of reducing carbon emissions, we need to count ...
Evaluating the Inflation Reduction Act
Earlier this month, Congress passed - and President Biden signed into law - the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the ...
Hidden Barriers to Energy Efficiency
At their core, energy efficiency programs exist to help the market overcome barriers preventing the adoption of ...
The Case of the Wonky Solar Data
No matter the methodology, we calculate energy savings or production using data. Sometimes, however, the data is ...
End of the Year Crunch: Does the Timing of Projects Affect Their Savings?
When evaluating commercial and industrial (C&I) energy efficiency programs, it often seems like the most ...
Decoding Code Compliance, Part 2
In Part 1, we covered what energy code programs do and different ways of measuring code compliance. In this part, ...
Decoding Code Compliance, Part 1
Building energy codes programs are a very cost-effective opportunity for energy savings and many utilities ...
Kitchen Renovations, Induction Cooking, and Non-Energy Impacts
I am renovating my kitchen. The project was supposed to start in March 2020, but then the world shut down due to ...
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