Additional Resources

Building Energy Codes for a Carbon Constrained Era: A Toolkit of Strategies and Examples

Buildings consume about two-thirds of the United States’ power supply and produce about 40 percent of carbon emissions. Buildings that are being constructed now will have a considerable impact on our region’s energy use 50 to 100 years from now. Thus, the built environment, including…

Early Replacement Measures Study: Phase I Research Report

The purpose of this study was to characterize energy efficiency programs with early replacement measures. It examined: eligibility criteria, measure savings assumptions, baseline assumptions and remaining useful life assumptions.  It reviews and compares program designs, savings…

Advanced Measurement & Verification (M&V) Brief: An Evolving Industry

This brief seeks to provide an inventory and overview of advanced M&V vendors—companies and software tools—currently on the market. It also presents case studies of specific projects from several applications that have used advanced M&V tools for a variety of end goals, from evaluating…

Strategic Electrification Regional Assessment

New York and the New England states have adopted aggressive greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals. Deep decarbonization will be required to achieve these goals, and the region has made substantial progress. Emissions from energy use in these seven states in 2015 was 19 percent less than…

Non-Energy Impacts Approaches and Values: an Examination of the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Beyond

A non-energy impact (NEI) is an additional benefit (positive or negative) for participants in energy efficiency beyond the energy savings gained from installing energy efficient measures. NEIs include benefits such as reduced costs for operation and maintenance associated with efficient…

EM&V Best Practices & Recommendations for Industrial SEM Programs

Strategic Energy Management (SEM) is a relatively new energy efficiency strategy that has demonstrated the ability to capture comprehensive savings from large industrial and commercial facilities. SEM program designs focus on achieving energy savings from continuous improvement of operational…

Advanced Metering Infrastructure - Utility Trends and Cost-Benefit Analyses in the NEEP Region

The purpose of this report is to provide insight into utility trends regarding AMI deployment costs and benefits within the NEEP region. The report reviews the costs and benefits evaluated in both retrospective and prospective AMI deployment proposals, highlighting any outlying factors included…

Auto M&V Industry Brief: How Fast is the EM&V Paradigm Changing?

NEEP's January 2017 brief on the Auto M&V Industry builds upon the work that was previously completed in the Changing the EM&V…

The Smart Energy Home: Strategies to Transform the Region

As NEEP seeks to advance efficiency as a key piece of demand-side resource management, home energy management systems (HEMS) continue to present a unique opportunity and challenge. While energy savings have been documented for many HEMS, some of the most promising opportunities from these…

The State of the Market: A Residential Lighting Brief

NEEP has been tracking the residential lighting market for several years and has provided analysis in many reports. As the transformation of this complex market gains traction, we find the conversation and need for…

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