This report provides the results of research relating to past and current household electricity consumption levels. The key findings of past household electricity consumption studies are presented and compared to present consumption levels to mark progress in energy efficiency.
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Source: United States Electric Power Research Institute
Date: February 2009
This report explores mechanisms that policymakers have implemented to limit feed-in tariff policy costs. If designed clearly and transparently, such mechanisms can align policymaker and market expectations for project deployment. Three different policy tools are evaluated: (1) caps.
Source: United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory, E3 Analytics
Date: July 2011
This report analyses the rural electrification policies of Brazil, China, South Africa and India to help guide policymakers in developing an effective rural electrification plan. The document outlines the different paths that each country took to achieve their goals of rural electrification.
Source: International Energy Agency
Date: March 2010
This report identifies institutional factors that can influence fuel-switching policy in the Netherlands and provides recommendations for increasing fuel switching at the household level.
Source: ECOFYS
Date: February 2000
The objective of this report is to describe and analyse current approaches to include energy efficiency provisions in new building codes.
Source: International Energy Agency
Date: March 2008
This report presents the findings of a new assessment of the techno-economic and policy-related efficiency improvement potential in the North American building stock conducted as part of a wider appraisal of existing buildings in member states of the International Energy Agency.
Source: International Energy Agency, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Sustainable Energy Partnerships
Date: July 2007
This study evaluates energy efficiency trends and policies in more than 70 countries.
Source: World Energy Council
Date: January 2008
This report reviews four energy efficiency programs for low income households: (1) the Brazilian Electricity Public Benefits Fund, (2) the Programme for Biomass Energy Conservation (ProBEC) in Southern Africa, (3) the United Kingdom’s Fuel Poverty Strategy (especially the Warm Front Scheme) and
Source: World Energy Council, French Environment and Energy Management Agency
Date: July 2010
This document discusses how decoupling can be a win-win strategy to both utility companies and their customers by breaking the link between electricity and gas sales and revenue.
Source: United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Sentech
Date: July 2009
The RDEE Toolkit provides detailed program design and implementation guides for 10 broadly applicable energy efficiency programs across the residential and non–residential sectors.
Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency
Date: December 2009