Industrial Sector). The workshop has helped to layout the needs and challenges to include policy more explicitly in energy-efficiency … participants came to the following conclusions and recommendations: Current energy models are already complex, and it is already … modules and models, to increase transparency and reduce complexity. There is a strong need to improve the efficiency of data …

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 …

For some time industry has recognized the importance of both energy efficiency/waste reduction (ee/wr) and quality …/manufacturing improvement. However, industry has not particularly recognized that manufacturing efficiency is, in part, the result of a more … efficient use of energy. For that reason, the energy efficiency efforts of most companies have involved admonishing employees to …

, increased insulation levels, carpentry and plumbing services, to furnace or burner replacement. The program was configured to …

The energy service company (ESCO) business model could become significantly more effective by integrating the energy-efficiency … energy and water efficiency can increase the fundamental profitability of real estate investments by raising Net Operating …

the form of decreased grid congestion, improved system reliability, market efficiency, price stabilization, hedging … barriers to DR; and presents lessons learned and recommendations for states/provinces. …

Economists have advocated for real-time pricing (RTP) of electricity on the basis of the gains in economic efficiency … resource planning initiatives, ongoing efforts to improve efficiency and reliability in competitive electricity markets, and … offer a number of recommendations for policymakers and utilities that are considering optional RTP as a strategy for …

. This benchmark data was documented in case study reports, along with site-specific energy efficiency recommendations … energy requirements and energy efficiency improvement potential in these facilities, the California Energy Commission's PIER … and deployment efforts that would improve energy efficiency. Although there are many opinions concerning the energy …