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This is the Executive Summary of a report that presents research done in response to a decision by the Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Conservation and Management (OEC) and Colorado utility companies to consider making residential grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) systems available in Colorado....
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Compact fluorescent technologies have been steadily improving. There has been increased interest in utilizing compact fluorescents to provide cost-effective energy savings for electric utilities in the residential sector. Several utilities in the United States have already distributed compact...
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Two key overarching goals of this Initiative are enhancing the efficiency and competitiveness of U.S. industry and … preserve the environment, improve energy efficiency, and provide for national security. The success of this Initiative clearly …
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efficiency frequently cited in the literature are not market failures in the conventional sense and are thus irrelevant for …
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The only way resources can be efficiently allocated in our market system is if prices of resources, goods, and services properly reflect their true value to society. However, because of (a) imperfections in the pricing mechanisms that currently influence private-sector decision making; (b) the...
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voluntary replacement of plumbing fixtures and fittings as an effective component of a water efficiency incentive program; (B … supply or water treatment systems; (F) require high-efficiency toilets, urinals, showerheads, and faucets in new construction …
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Industrial Sector). The workshop has helped to layout the needs and challenges to include policy more explicitly in energy-efficiency … modules and models, to increase transparency and reduce complexity. There is a strong need to improve the efficiency of data …
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would be selected by a well-informed social planner guided by the criterion of economic efficiency. Consumers must base … costly for individuals to form accurate and precise expectations, the level of energy efficiency achieved by competitive …
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This study analyzes impacts from energy efficiency standards and labeling in Mexico from 1994 through 2005 for four … washers. It is a retrospective analysis, seeking to assess verified impacts on product efficiency in the Mexican market in the … for a large number of models of each product type between 1994 and 2005. The pre-standard efficiency of models in 1994 is …
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This collection of articles contributes to knowledge of the German insurance industry after its liberalization by analyzing changes in the structure and choice of distribution channels in private insurance markets in the first and second article. In a third article the development of market...
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