Espanola benefitted from Hood River's experience and had much improved
technologies to work with. During the planning and design stages for Espanola,
Peach says, "We pulled out all the Hood River documents, we eliminated the
mistakes, and reinforced the strengths." Peach recalls the general marketing
plans were similar for both projects, but that Espanola fared better in meeting
targeted program costs. He notes that Hood River was an early test of
super-insulation practices, before shell retrofits were fully accepted.
Sharpe reports Espanola's project costs increased somewhat during
implementation because of higher-than-expected customer participation,
justified because it created more energy savings.
