An unprecedented expansion of ratepayer-funded energy efficiency is underway. Can it be done, and what are the implications for the country's broader energy goals and energy policies?

Concerns about global climate change have substantially increased the likelihood that future policy will seek to minimize carbon dioxide emissions. As such, even today, electric utilities are making resource planning and investment decisions that consider the possible implications of these...

This paper addresses the nexus between evaluation of energy-efficiency programs and incentive payments based on performance for program administrators in California. The paper describes the problems that arise when evaluators are asked to measure program performance by answering the...

Surveys are an important source of information about energy consumption in the residential sector. Most published estimates of survey error only take account of the uncertainty that arises from the random variation that is present when only a sample of the entire population is surveyed. We...

Although economically rational responses to the energy crisis, energy conservation actions may be hindered by social and institutional barriers. The nature of these barriers is explored and a taxonomy of barriers is proposed. Results of a series of interviews provide examples of the different...