EFFICIENCY QUARTERLY | June 2016
Welcome to ACEEE’s newsletter on utilities, state, and local policy. As part of our goal to help states implement the most effective energy efficiency policies and programs, ACEEE recently updated its State Technical Assistance Toolkit. Check out the latest on energy efficiency resource standards, EM&V, and lead-by-example opportunities for state governments. Stay tuned for more on the utility business model, energy efficiency financing, and combined heat and power.
A close look at energy efficiency for low-income and multifamily households
In several recent reports, we examine the role of energy efficiency in lifting low-income households’ energy burden, discuss best practices for delivering utility-run low-income programs, and offer a guidebook for using these programs for Clean Power Plan (CPP) compliance. We also published two reports on energy efficiency in multifamily buildings, which highlight opportunities for increasing program participation and lessons from an ACEEE pilot behavioral program in Takoma Park, Maryland.
Upcoming conferences and webinars
- Register now for ACEEE’s 19th biennial Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Pacific Grove, California, August 21-26.
- Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) will host its 2016 Northeast Energy Efficiency Summit in Breton Woods, New Hampshire, June 13-14.
- The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) will host its Renewable Energy Finance Forum – Wall Street in New York City, June 21-22.
- Greentech Media will host their Grid Edge World Forum in San Jose, California, June 21-23.
- ACEEE will be offering an ongoing webinar series on energy efficiency in the Clean Power Plan. The next one is on June 23rd and will discuss mechanisms for paying for energy efficiency.
- ACEEE, TVA, and SEEA will be leading a webinar on industrial energy efficiency programs on June 9.
- With support from the Department of Energy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is coordinating a webinar series on energy efficiency and EM&V.
Honoring energy efficiency champions
ACEEE would like to note the recent retirement announcements of two long-time champions of energy efficiency. Tom Eckman, Director of the Power Division of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and nationally renowned guru of integrated resource planning, announced that he will be retiring. ACEEE paid tribute to Tom in a recent blog. In addition, Sheldon Strom, founder and long-time Executive Director of the Center for Energy and Environment in Minnesota, retired at the end of March. Sheldon was honored with an ACEEE Champion of Energy Efficiency in Buildings award at the 2014 ACEEE Summer Study for his lifetime contributions to the field. ACEEE salutes these two distinguished energy efficiency leaders for all their great work, and we wish them well in retirement.
ACEEE is expanding our focus on energy efficiency for multifamily buildings and low-income households. In addition to our research described above, we convene a Multifamily Utility Working Group and are launching a new Low-Income Utility Working Group, both geared toward utility program administrators. We also provide technical assistance, so let us know how we can be of help.