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Total Resource Cost Test – Less than Total is Better??

Total Resource Cost Test – Less than Total is Better??

by Jeff Ihnen | Nov 2, 2015 | Energy Rant

I spent considerable time a year ago figuring out the various cost effectiveness tests that are applied to energy efficiency programs.  Since they are so bizarre, it took me almost an hour again to relearn it.  Thankfully, I documented it in language I can understand,...
Energy Efficiency Benefit/Cost Tests- And a Handful of Excedrin, Pretty Please

Energy Efficiency Benefit/Cost Tests- And a Handful of Excedrin, Pretty Please

by Jeff Ihnen | Oct 6, 2014 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant

Back in May I wrote that we need to explain the benefits of energy efficiency in simple terms – like our mothers would understand.  In that I explained that utilities serve a public benefit, like roads.  Since the dawn of energy efficiency, there have been cost...

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