derive the incremental change in retail prices associated with increased manufacturing costs for improving energy efficiency. … attempt to develop more precise estimates of costs and benefits of these regulations. The newer analysis elements include: (1 … impacts of energy efficiency increases over a sample population of consumers to quantify the proportion of households having …

estimates of both market and nonmarket costs to the extent that such are available. For some components of social cost … cost for use in determining minimum life-cycle costs of building space conditioning, economic theory is used to develop a … nonmarket costs are examined to assess the applicability and validity of each methodology. On the basis of this analysis …

The minimum energy efficiency standards program for household appliances in China was initiated in 1989. Since 1996 … efficiency requirements for implementation within 6 months of a standard's approval. Since 2003, China has adopted a new approach … a second tier at a more aggressive level of energy efficiency for implementation three to five years later. The second …

, 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 …

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 …

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 …

Analysis, which establishes technical feasibility and product attributes including costs of design options to improve appliance … efficiency. A Consumer Analysis at two levels: national aggregate impacts, and impacts on individuals. The national aggregate … benefits and costs from a national perspective. 47 figs., 171 tabs. (JF) …

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 …

dryers. The impact of minimum efficiency standards on electricity use over the time period from 1995--2010 is estimated. The … energy efficiency standards that would take effect in 1995. The results of the study described above will be presented and …

efficiency frequently cited in the literature are not market failures in the conventional sense and are thus irrelevant for …