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Total quality management program planning
Thornton, P.T.; Spence, K. - 2008
As government funding grows scarce, competition between the national laboratories is increasing dramatically. In this era of tougher competition, there is no for resistance to change. There must instead be a uniform commitment to improving the overall quality of our products (research and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435631
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How many people actually see the price signal? Quantifying marketfailures in the end use of energy
Meier, Alan; Eide, Anita - 2008
"Getting the price right" is a goal of many market-orientedenergy policies. However, there are situations where the consumer payingfor the energy is separate from the owner of the energy-using device.Economists call this a "principal agent problem". A team organised by theInternational Energy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435642
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Energy Efficiency in Western Utility Resource Plans: Impacts onRegional Resources Assessment and Support for WGA Policies
Hopper, Nicole; Goldman, Charles; Schlegal, Jeff - 2009
, this has led to a resurgence in state and utility commitments to energy efficiency. Increasing interest in acquiring energy … efficiency as a power-system resource is also driven by the desire to dampen high growth rates in electricity demand in some ….g. water consumption by power plants, air quality), and the potential of energy efficiency to provide utility bill savings for …
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Savings from new oil furnaces: A study conducted as part of Washington State's Oil Help Program
Davis, R. - 2008
The Washington State Energy Office (WSEO) has been running the Oil Help program for three years. Originally operated as a loan program, Oil Help switched to rebates during the 1987 and 1988. Rebates for oil furnace replacements made up over 70 percent of rebate funds, which totaled about $1.3...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435664
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Energy Efficiency Services Sector: Workforce Education and Training Needs
Goldman, Charles A.; Peters, Jane S.; Albers, Nathaniel; … - 2011
This report provides a baseline assessment of the current state of energy efficiency-related education and training … programs and analyzes training and education needs to support expected growth in the energy efficiency services workforce. In … (including energy efficiency), through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Key segments of the energy efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435695
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Unlocking the potential for efficiency and demand response throughadvanced metering
Levy, Roger; Herter, Karen; Wilson, John - 2008
Reliance on the standard cumulative kilowatt-hour meter substantially compromises energy efficiency and demand response … information necessary to (1)educate the customer to the economic value of efficiency and demand response options, or (2 … collect or properly price electricity usage handicaps the success of almost all efficiency and demand response options …
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Technical support document: Energy conservation standards for consumer products: Dishwashers, clothes washers, and clothes dryers including: Environmental impacts; regulatory impac...
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efficiency. A Consumer Analysis at two levels: national aggregate impacts, and impacts on individuals. The national aggregate …
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Strategies for cost-effective carbon reductions: A sensitivity analysis of alternative scenarios
Gumerman, Etan; Koomey, Jonathan G.; Brown, Marilyn - 2009
-side efficiency programs, and supply-side policies. Impacts under different natural gas and oil price trajectories are also examined …
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Measuring the strategic value of information technology investments
Conrad, K.W. - 2009
Value is often perceived differently by the proponents of new information technologies and those who allocate resources and define priorities. Such differences often become a roadblock to meeting true business needs. Project justifications regularly rely on calculated cost savings, which rarely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435775
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DOE Energy Challenge Project
Frank Murray; Michael Schaepe - 2010
Project Objectives:1. Promote energy efficiency concepts in undergraduate and graduate education. 2. Stimulate and … efficiency.3. Attract both industrial and media attention.Background and executive Summary:In 1997, the Institute of Paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435798