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Evaluating Low-income Water Heater Fuel Switching
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) staff was interested in conducting a pilot program to look at the feasibility, cost and energy savings of electric-to-gas water heater conversions. [continue reading]

Everything I Know about Energy-Efficient Showerheads I Learned in the Field
The Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville) provides wholesale electric power to more than 100 retail distribution utilities in the Pacific Northwest. [continue reading]

Detroit Edison Saves
Detroit Edison turned the prospect of $14 million in unpaid bills into a success story by combining consumer education with energy conservation measures. [continue reading]

Understanding Power Quality
Power quality is a relatively obscure concept, limited mostly to conversations among utility engineers and physicists, but as electronic appliances take over the home, it may become a residential issue as well. [continue reading]

Trade Allies: Long Haul Partners
Utilities and demand-side management firms have made huge advances in recent years as they've implemented energy conservation programs. [continue reading]

Who's Repairing What? Duke Power's Success
Duke Power Company in North Carolina is one utility intent on improving duct efficiency in its service territory. In the "Home Comfort Tune-Up," the utility targets all-electric homes with a mass mailing describing the program and its costs. [continue reading]

Duct Fixing in America
Ducts and thermal energy distribution systems are the new frontier in energy conservation. Several utilities are just getting started, while others are thinking about launching duct repair programs. [continue reading]

Will Duct Repairs Reduce Cooling Load?
Summer air conditioning causes the peak demand for electricity in most parts of the United States. If utilities reduce air conditioning demand, then they can avoid building expensive power plants. [continue reading]



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Energy efficiency is good for the economy, good for families, good for workers, and good for the environment.


