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.
Demonstrating Industrial Electrification
The industrial sector accounts for about one-quarter of US greenhouse gas emissions but is categorized as very ...
DEI in C&I: Untapped Opportunities
As readers of this blog likely understand, decarbonizing buildings and improving their energy efficiency at the ...
Electrify Most Things!
Electrification can provide so many benefits, relating to efficiency, safety and comfort, and climate, that there ...
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 ...
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