Energy Efficiency and Demand Response: Separate Efforts or Two Ends of a Continuum?

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Energy Insights Opinion
• In This Report
  • Brief Description of the Solution
  • Acknowledgment
• Situation Overview
• Table: Energy Efficiency, Peak Load Management, and Demand Response Characteristics
  • Stuck in a Silo
  • Confusion for Customers
  • Figure: Energy Conservation Actions Taken by Residential Customers
  • Table: Sample Program Options Listed on Utility Web Sites
  • An Alternative, Holistic Approach
  • Figure: The Energy Efficiency/Demand Response Continuum
  • Figure: Hierarchy for Ordering of Effects
    • Three Consumers, Three Approaches
      • CPP Rate - DR Only
      • Figure: Customer #1 - Event Day Results
      • Figure: Customer #1 - Savings on Event Day
      • High-Efficiency Appliance and TOU Rate - EE and PLM
      • Figure: Customer #2 - Event Day Results
      • Figure: Customer #2 - Savings on Event Day
      • Putting It All Together - EE, PLM, and DR
      • Figure: Customer #3 - Event Day Results
      • Figure: Customer #3 - Savings on Event Day
      • Table: Savings by Customer and Type of Action
      • Figure: Demand Reduction by Customer and Type of Action
• Future Outlook
• Essential Guidance
  • Implementing the Integrated Approach
  • Actions to Consider
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Synopsis