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.
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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
This report reviews more than 30 municipal policies in the United States that aim to advance green building in the private sector by (1) establishing mandatory green building criteria, (2) providing expedited review as an incentive for green building or (3) offering other direct financial incent
Source: Environmental Law Institute
Date: April 2008
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
In this report, McKinsey & Company offers a detailed analysis of the magnitude of the potential for improved efficiency in non-transportation uses of energy; a thorough assessment of the barriers that impede the capture of greater efficiency; and an outline of practical solutions available t
Source: McKinsey & Company
Date: July 2009
This report tries to answer the question whether energy efficiency obligations might be introduced in the Netherlands and which lessons can be learned from other countries that have experience with such obligations (also named white certificates if they are tradable).
Source: Energy Research Center of the Netherlands
Date: September 2009
This resource evaluates utility rebate programs, sponsored by 59 utilities that provide rewards for the purchase of energy-efficient appliances and lighting products, space-conditioning systems, and motors.
Source: Electric Power Research Institute, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Consumer Energy Council of America Research Foundation
This paper examines the ways different European Union (EU) member states, including the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Denmark and Belgium, have implemented energy supplier obligations and white certificate programs and how different designs have impacted the results.
Source: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Date: August 2010