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Public opinion about energy: a literature review

Description: A review and analysis of 115 surveys of the general population between 1973 and 1978 (before the Three Mile Island accident, sudden gasoline price increases, and spot gasoline shortages) are presented. The survey data are organized and analyzed according to a set of categories described in Chapter 2. The public's definition of the energy situation is the focus of Chapter 3. Chapter 4 describes public opinion concerning energy conservation pertaining to transportation and domestic energy use -- … more
Date: June 1, 1979
Creator: Farhar, B. C.; Weis, P.; Unseld, C. T. & Burns, B. A.
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Testing the effectiveness of mobile home weatherization measures in a controlled environment: The SERI CMFERT (Collaborative Manufactured Buildings Facility for Energy Research and Training) Project

Description: For several years the Solar Energy Research Institute has been testing the effectiveness of mobile home weatherization measures, with the support of the US DOE Office of State and Local Assistance Programs Weatherization Assistance Program, the DOE Office of Buildings and Community Systems, the seven states within the federal Weatherization Region 7, the Colorado Division of Housing, and the DOE Denver Support Office. During the winter of 1988--89, several weatherization measures were thermally… more
Date: March 1, 1990
Creator: Judkoff, R. D.; Hancock, C. E. & Franconi, E.
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Energy-efficient mortgages and home energy rating systems: A report on the nation`s progress

Description: This report summarizes progress throughout the nation in establishing voluntary programs linking home energy rating systems (HERS) and energy-efficient mortgages (EEMs). These programs use methods for rating the energy efficiency of new and existing homes and predicting energy cost savings so lenders can factor in energy cost savings when underwriting mortgages. The programs also encourage lenders to finance cost-effective energy-efficiency improvements to existing homes with low-interest mortg… more
Date: September 1, 1993
Creator: Farhar, B. C. & Eckert, J.
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Keys to success: Ten case studies of effective weatherization programs

Description: In 1990, DOE initiated a nationwide evaluation of its Weatherization Program, with assistance from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and an advisory group of 40 weatherization professionals, program managers, and researchers. The evaluation is comprised of three impact studies covering the Program`s major market segments: Single-family homes, mobile homes, and dwellings in small (2 to 4-unit) multifamily buildings (the Single-Family Study), Single-family homes heated primarily with fuel oil (the Fu… more
Date: November 1, 1993
Creator: Brown, M. A.; Berry, L. G.; Kolb, J. O.; White, D. L.; Kinney, L. F. & Wilson, T.
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Energy management action plan: Developing a strategy for overcoming institutional barriers to municipal energy conservation

Description: Energy offices working to improve efficiency of local government facilities face not only technical tasks, but institutional barriers, such as budget structures that do not reward efficiency, a low awareness of energy issues, and purchasing procedures based only on minimizing initial cost. The bureau, in working to remove such barriers in San Francisco, has identified 37 institutional barriers in areas such as operations & maintenance, purchasing, and facility design; these barriers were then r… more
Date: December 31, 1992
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Energy efficiency: Policies for technology transfer in Eastern Europe, the Former Soviet Union, and China

Description: This paper summarizes the energy-efficiency potential in three major regions of the world -- the Former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and China and discusses policy measures that might stimulate adoption of technologies that constitute that potential. The authors suggest that major gains in energy efficiency are indeed possible, and that capturing this potential would provide a major reduction in future levels of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. The authors indicate, however, that the r… more
Date: October 1, 1993
Creator: Chandler, W. U.; Ledbetter, M. R.; Hamburger, J. & Bashmakov, I.
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Lighting technology specifications for relighting federal buildings

Description: Under a Federal Relighting Initiative (FRI) project, a set of Master Lighting Technology Specifications was developed for use by the Federal sector in relighting buildings. The specifications were to cover all major lighting technologies. The initial set was developed and issued for extensive peer review in December 1991. Extensive comments were received from industry, Federal sector participants (DOD, GSA, NASA, DOE, etc.), national laboratories, professional lighting organizations, private li… more
Date: October 1, 1992
Creator: Harris, L.; Purcell, C.; Gordon, H. & McKay, H.
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Worldwide status of energy standards for buildings: Appendices

Description: This informal survey was designed to gain information about the worldwide status of energy efficiency standards for buildings, particularly non-residential buildings such as offices, schools, and hotels. The project has three goals: 1. To understand and learn from the experience of countries with existing building energy standards; 2. To locate areas where these lessons might be applied and energy standards might be effectively proposed and developed; and 3. To share the information gathered wi… more
Date: February 1, 1993
Creator: Janda, K. B. & Busch, J. F.
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Characterization of the Weatherization Assistance Program network. Weatherization Assistance Program

Description: The Characterization of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Network was designed to describe the national network of State and local agencies that provide WAP services to qualifying low-income households. The objective of this study was to profile the current WAP network. To achieve the objective, two national surveys were conducted: one survey collected data from 49 State WAP agencies (including the coterminous 48 States and the District of Columbia), and the second survey collected da… more
Date: February 1, 1992
Creator: Mihlmester, P. E.; Koehler, W. C. Jr.; Beyer, M. A.; Brown, M. A. & Beschen, D. A. Jr.
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Cost-effectiveness of compact fluorescent lighting. Retrofits for residential consumers in the Pacific Northwest

Description: Compact fluorescent technologies have been steadily improving. There has been increased interest in utilizing compact fluorescents to provide cost-effective energy savings for electric utilities in the residential sector. Several utilities in the United States have already distributed compact fluorescents to consumers free of charge. This study assesses the cost-effectiveness of compact fluorescents from the perspectives of consumers and utilities in the Pacific Northwest, where electricity rat… more
Date: March 1, 1991
Creator: Lesser, J. A. & Byers, R.
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Stalled on the road to the market: Analysis of field experience with a project to promote lighting efficiency in India

Description: Several factors have been recognized in the energy policy literature as constraints that have retarded the wide-scale diffusion of high-efficiency appliances. In the developing countries, despite the apparent benefits of energy efficiency as an answer to problems in both environment and development arenas, the diffusion of highly-efficient appliances has been limited. Research suggests that these appliances appear more attractive from the collective or societal perspective than from any one act… more
Date: October 1, 1992
Creator: Gadgil, A. J. & Sastry, M. A.
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New building technologies and building energy standards in the United States

Description: Some new and emerging technologies that may affect building energy consumption are reviewed in this paper. We also describe a brief impact analysis that evaluates the sensitivity of a simulation model to changes in broad categories of building equipment and materials. The analysis results permit direct comparisons of the effect of changes in energy efficiency to these building components. Potential barriers to the use of some new building products are also discussed. The barriers, inherent in t… more
Date: November 1, 1991
Creator: O`Neill, P. J.; Jarnagin, R. E. & Schliesing, J. S.
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Research update, existing buildings research, 1989--1991

Description: This Research Update presents the status of the Existing Buildings Research program of the Office of Building Technologies of the US Department of Energy for the period 1989-199 1. This program covers research on energy efficiency improvements for the residential and commercial buildings in this country. ne Existing Buildings Research program has contributed to significant improvements in energy efficiency of existing buildings by development of improvements to retrofit technologies, by coordin… more
Date: February 1, 1993
Creator: MacDonald, J. M.; Ternes, M. P.; Mixon, W. R.; Sharp, T. R.; Kolb, J. O.; Wilkes, K. E. et al.
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Recycling technologies and market opportunities: Proceedings

Description: These proceedings are the result of our collective effort to meet that challenge. They reflect the dedication and commitment of many people in government, academia, the private sector and national laboratories to finding practical solutions to one of the most pressing problems of our time -- how to deal effectively with the growing waste s that is the product of our affluent industrial society. The Conference was successful in providing a clear picture of the scope of the problem and of the gre… more
Date: September 20, 1993
Creator: Goland, A. N. & Petrakis, L.
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Energy Division annual progress report for period ending September 30, 1991

Description: The Energy Division is one of 17 research divisions at Oak Ridge Laboratory. Its goals and accomplishments are described in this annual progress report for FY 1991. The division`s total expenditures in FY 1991 were $39.1 million. The work is supported by the US Department of Energy, US Department of Defense, many other federal agencies, and some private organizations. Disciplines of the 124 technical staff members include engineering, social sciences, physical and life sciences, and mathematics… more
Date: April 1, 1992
Creator: Stone, J. N.
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The demand-side management program development process: A utility perspective

Description: This report describes an aspect of DSM that has received little attention, namely, how utilities develop DSM programs. The selection of utilities to study purposely was biased in favor of those with reputations for being experienced DSM program developers so as to optimize the chances to obtain detailed information. The DSM planning process is affected by organizational factors and external influences: (1) the location of the demand-side planning department within the utility; (2) the demand-si… more
Date: March 1, 1992
Creator: Wolfe, A. K. & Yourstone, N. E.
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Conservation and economic development

Description: This oral presentation is about the Espanola Power Savers Project which involves both the utility and for the community. I`m going to spend much of my time today discussing why this project makes sense for the community, but I would like to start with a brief word about why community-based conservation makes sense for utilities. A number of reasons are listed to show why conservation is today`s energy resource of choice. But if, for a moment, we take that as a given and ask why community-based … more
Date: May 1, 1992
Creator: Sullivan, M. J.
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Annual report to Congress on Federal Government Energy Management and Conservation Programs

Description: This report on Federal Energy Management for Fiscal year (FY) 1992 provides information on energy consumption in Federal buildings and operations and documents activities conducted by Federal agencies to meet the statutory requirements of Title V, Part 3, of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 8251-8261, and Title VIII of NECPA, 42 U.S.C. 8287-8287b. This report also describes the energy conservation and management activities of the Federal Government unde… more
Date: February 1, 1994
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Electric-utility DSM-program costs and effects, 1991 to 2001

Description: For the past three years (1989, 1990, and 1991), all US electric utilities that sell more than 120 GWh/year have been required to report to the Energy Information Administration data on their demand-side management (DSM) programs. These data provide a rich and uniquely comprehensive picture of electric-utility DSM programs in the United States. Altogether, 890 utilities (of about 3250 in the United States) ran DSM programs in 1991; of these, 439 sold more than 120 GWh and reported details on th… more
Date: May 1, 1993
Creator: Hirst, E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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SAVEnergy Action Plans: Implementing audits in federal facilities

Description: The Department of Energy`s Federal Energy Management Program is charged with implementing key sections of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and all of the Executive Order 12902, to make the Federal Government operate more energy and water efficient. A congressionally-mandated energy, renewables, and water conservation audit program is one component of this plan. The SAVEnergy Action Plan is designed to help energy managers identify specific energy and water projects and link these projects to appro… more
Date: July 1, 1994
Creator: Mayo, K H
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Energy Analysis Program. 1992 Annual report

Description: The Program became deeply involved in establishing 4 Washington, D.C., project office diving the last few months of fiscal year 1942. This project office, which reports to the Energy & Environment Division, will receive the majority of its support from the Energy Analysis Program. We anticipate having two staff scientists and support personnel in offices within a few blocks of DOE. Our expectation is that this office will carry out a series of projects that are better managed closer to DOE. We … more
Date: June 1, 1993
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Making the market right for environmentally sound energy-efficient technologies: US buildings sector successes that might work in developing countries and Eastern Europe

Description: Between 1973 and 1985, when energy prices were high, all Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries improved their E/GNP by about 2.5% annually. Increased energy efficiency accounted for 2/3rds of this improvement; the remaining portion was due to structural changes in the economy. In the US, analytic and policy tools that have successfully promoted energy efficiency include integrated resource planning, energy use labels, energy use standards, ``Golden Carrot`` ince… more
Date: December 1, 1991
Creator: Gadgil, A.; Rosenfeld, A. H. & Price, L.
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Data analysis, analytical support, and technology transfer support for the Federal Energy Management Program Office of Conservation and Renewable Energy Department of Energy. Final technical report, August 8, 1987--August 7, 1992

Description: Activities included the collecting, reporting, and analysis of Federal energy usage and cost data; development of program guidance and policy analysis of Federal energy usage and cost data; development of program guidance and policy analysis; inter-agency liaison; promotion of energy efficiency initiatives; and extensive technology transfer and outreach activities.
Date: December 31, 1992
Creator: Tremper, C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The human dimension of program evaluation

Description: Social science issues play an important role in the evaluation of demand-side management (DSM) programs. In the very early years of DSM program evaluation in the United States, there was a fair amount of social science research applied to the behavioral aspects of energy efficiency. Since the mid-1980s, however, there has been a heavy emphasis on impact evaluation, technical measurement, and engineering methodologies. Although some have articulated the need to integrate behavioral research into… more
Date: May 1, 1993
Creator: Vine, E. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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