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An Evaluation of the Effects of a Pay for Performance Plan on Productivity of Employees of a Professional Services Firm

Description: This study examined the effects of a productivity-indexed pay for performance plan in a professional services firm. The new plan was implemented after productivity decreased under an existing plan. Performance of staff and senior level accountants was analyzed across three departments under a three-year baseline and a two-year intervention period. Several measures of productivity indicated that the intervention was effective in improving production, especially for employees with full annual … more
Date: December 2002
Creator: Porter, Melanie
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A Nebraska Consumer's Guide

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: A Nebraska Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resourc… more
Date: December 1, 2007
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Effects of feedback on residential electricity consumption: A literature review

Description: This report reviews 17 studies assessing the effect of information feedback on residential electricity consumption. Most of the studies were conducted in experimental or quasi-experimental conditions. The studies reviewed used (1) both feedback and incentives, (2) goal setting, (3) cost information feedback, and (4) displays. The study findings, taken together, provide some evidence that feedback is effective in reducing electricity consumption, although questions remain concerning the conditio… more
Date: January 1, 1989
Creator: Farhar, B. C. & Fitzpatrick, C.
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Small Wind Electric Systems: An Idaho Consumer's Guide (Revised)

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: An Idaho Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resource … more
Date: August 1, 2004
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Small Wind Electric Systems: An Indiana Consumer's Guide

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: An Indiana Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resourc… more
Date: March 1, 2005
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A Wisconsin Consumer's Guide

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: A Wisconsin Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resour… more
Date: May 1, 2004
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A North Carolina Consumer's Guide

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: A North Carolina Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind r… more
Date: March 1, 2005
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small Wind Electric Systems: An Ohio Consumer's Guide

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: An Ohio Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resource e… more
Date: March 1, 2005
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A Montana Consumer's Guide (Revised)

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: A Montana Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resource… more
Date: August 1, 2004
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Technical Report Power through Policy: "Best Practices" for Cost-Effective Distributed Wind

Description: Power through Policy: 'Best Practices' for Cost-Effective Distributed Wind is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-funded project to identify distributed wind technology policy best practices and to help policymakers, utilities, advocates, and consumers examine their effectiveness using a pro forma model. Incorporating a customized feed from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE), the Web-based Distributed Wind Policy Comparison Tool (Policy Tool) is designed to ass… more
Date: February 28, 2012
Creator: Rhoads-Weaver, Heather; Gagne, Matthew; Sahl, Kurt; Orrell, Alice & Banks, Jennifer
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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State Support for Clean Energy Deployment: Lessons Learned for Potential Future Policy

Description: Proposed federal clean energy initiatives and climate legislation have suggested significant increases to federal funding for clean energy deployment and investment. Many states and utilities have over a decade of experience and spend billions of public dollars every year to support EE/RE deployment through programs that reduce the cost of technologies, provide financing for EE/RE projects, offer technical assistance, and educate market participants. Meanwhile, constraints on public expenditure… more
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: Kubert, C. & Sinclair, M.
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Feasibility Study of Biopower in East Helena, Montana. A Study Prepared in Partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency for the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative: Siting Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Land and Mine Sites

Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed the RE-Powering America's Land initiative to reuse contaminated sites for renewable energy generation when aligned with the community's vision for the site. The former American Smelting and Refining Company (Asarco) smelter in East Helena, Montana, was selected for a feasibility study under the initiative. Biomass was chosen as the renewable energy resource based on the wood products industry in the area. Biopower was selected as the tech… more
Date: February 1, 2013
Creator: Moriarty, K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Southeast Regional Clean Energy Policy Analysis (Revised)

Description: More than half of the electricity produced in the southeastern states is fuelled by coal. Although the region produces some coal, most of the states depend heavily on coal imports. Many of the region's aging coal power facilities are planned for retirement within the next 20 years. However, estimates indicate that a 20% increase in capacity is needed over that time to meet the rapidly growing demand. The most common incentives for energy efficiency in the Southeast are loans and rebates; howeve… more
Date: April 1, 2011
Creator: McLaren, J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Feasibility Study of Economics and Performance of Biopower at the Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois.

Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in accordance with the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, selected the Former Chanute Air Force Base site in Rantoul, Illinois, for a feasibility study of renewable energy production. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was contacted to provide technical assistance for this project. The purpose of this study was to assess the site for a possible biopower system installation and estimate the cost, performance, and impacts of differe… more
Date: May 1, 2013
Creator: Scarlata, C. & Mosey, G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Retrofit of a Multifamily Mass Masonry Building in New England

Description: Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (MVHfH) has partnered with Building Science Corporation to provide high performance affordable housing for 10 families in the retrofit of an existing brick building (a former convent) into condominiums. The research performed for this project provides information regarding advanced retrofit packages for multi-family masonry buildings in Cold climates. In particular, this project demonstrates safe, durable, and cost-effective solutions that will potentially … more
Date: August 1, 2013
Creator: Ueno, K.; Kerrigan, P.; Wytrykowska, H. & Van Straaten, R.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Impact of Different Economic Performance Metrics on the Perceived Value of Solar Photovoltaics

Description: Photovoltaic (PV) systems are installed by several types of market participants, ranging from residential customers to large-scale project developers and utilities. Each type of market participant frequently uses a different economic performance metric to characterize PV value because they are looking for different types of returns from a PV investment. This report finds that different economic performance metrics frequently show different price thresholds for when a PV investment becomes profi… more
Date: October 1, 2011
Creator: Drury, E.; Denholm, P. & Margolis, R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A national program for energy-efficient mortgages and home energy rating systems: A blueprint for action. Review draft

Description: This Review Draft reports findings and recommendations of the National Collaborative on Home Energy Rating Systems and Mortgage Incentives for Energy Efficiency. The US Department of Energy, in cooperation with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, formed this National Collaborative as a National Energy Strategy initiative. Participating in the Collaborative were representatives of the primary and secondary mortgage markets, builder and remodeler organizations, real estate and app… more
Date: March 1, 1992
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Breakeven Cost for Residential Photovoltaics in the United States: Key Drivers and Sensitivities (Report Summary)

Description: "Break-even cost" for photovoltaic (PV) technology is defined as the point where the cost of PV-generated electricity equals the cost of electricity purchased from the grid. Break-even cost is expressed in $/W of an installed system. Achieving break-even cost is a function of many variables. Consequently, break-even costs vary by location and time for a country, such as the United States, with a diverse set of resources, electricity prices, and other variables. In this presentation, we introduc… more
Date: December 1, 2009
Creator: Denholm, P.; Margolis, R. M.; Ong, S. & Roberts, B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Presentation
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Distributed Solar Incentive Programs: Recent Experience and Best Practices for Design and Implementation

Description: Based on lessons from recent program experience, this report explores best practices for designing and implementing incentives for small and mid-sized residential and commercial distributed solar energy projects. The findings of this paper are relevant to both new incentive programs as well as those undergoing modifications. The report covers factors to consider in setting and modifying incentive levels over time, differentiating incentives to encourage various market segments, administrative i… more
Date: December 1, 2012
Creator: Bird, L.; Reger, A. & Heeter, J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A Montana Consumer's Guide

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: A Montana Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and economics. Topics include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resource exists, how to choose the be… more
Date: August 1, 2007
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A Maine Consumer's Guide

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: A Maine Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resource e… more
Date: August 1, 2007
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A Hawaii Consumer's Guide

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: A Hawaii Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resource … more
Date: August 1, 2007
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A Kansas Consumer's Guide

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: A Kansas Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resource … more
Date: August 1, 2007
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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