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Selling Out aka Being Human aka Sometimes You Have To Wait
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We have a house! Well, sort of. We have a house in need of a ton of work. When I first…
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Forget Attitudes, Beliefs, and Norms
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Women won the right to vote and run for office in Saudi Arabia today. In a country where women cannot drive…
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Still Fierce – Reflections On Two Years
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August 16, 2015, represented the two-year anniversary of the day Anne and I quit our jobs and officially became ILLUME. As…
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Matching and VIA: Quasi-Experimental Methods in a World of Imperfect Data
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Co-authored by Eileen Hannigan and presented at the 2015 IEPEC conference. Click on the title to read the white paper.
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Clean Power for a Better World
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Yesterday, the Obama Administration released the final Clean Power Plan. This plan represents a historic step in our nation’s response to…
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Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Initiative: Evaluation Report #4
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Sara Conzemius provides an update on the Ductless Heat Pump Initiative for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance. Click on the title…
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Use Less Pay More: Fixed Charges and Energy Efficiency
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Late last year, the Wisconsin PSC approved large increases in fixed charges coupled with decreases in kilowatt-hour rates for residential customers…
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This One is for the Moms
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Mother’s Day is upon us, and it felt important to me to make note of it. While my own mother and…
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Minnesota Department of Commerce: Program Design and Evaluation Planning
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This report, led by Anne Dougherty, provide guidance for Minnesota in behavioral program design, implementation, and evaluation.
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Making Research Matter! A Talk At The 2015 Efficiency Exchange
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This is a video recording from the 2015 Efficiency Exchange conference held in Portland, OR at the Oregon Convention Center April…
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Locational Emissions Estimation Methodology (LEEM) Webinar
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In this webinar by Anne Dougherty and Wayne State University, you’ll learn how to connect energy consumption to real-time emissions impacts…
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The Move Part 2 (aka “Stuff Stare Down”)
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As I continue to prepare for my move and assess my values, I stare my stuff down for ILLUME’s first ever…
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Thinking Outside The Ice Box
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In 1806, daring entrepreneur Frederic Tudor set sail from Boston bound for the West Indies with a cargo of 80 tons…
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A Year of Good Reads or Living By The Book?
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Books have always been a constant in my life and they’ve taught me that failing to reach a goal doesn’t always…
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More Daring Inspiration
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After last October’s blog post, Daring Inspiration from Past and Present, the ILLUME team was inspired to share our own stories…
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Community
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Although I come from a close-knit family, I don’t think I truly understood the importance of community until about 10 years…
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Today is a Transition
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This presentation, Sara Conzemius’s keynote from the AESP 25th National Conference, addresses the industry’s disruption and the changes ahead.
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Consumer Message Testing For Ductless Heat Pumps
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Sara Conzemius led this report for NEEA on ductless heat pump message testing. Click on the title to read the report.
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Finding A Home
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There are few things more stressful than a move. In my family, we like to combine the moves with other high-stress…
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Future of EM&V
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Laura Schauer explores the future of EM&V in her presentation at the 2015 Midwest Energy Solutions Conference.
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Savings and Results for “Kit” Based Energy Efficiency Programs
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This white paper by Sara Conzemius and Allison Carlson examines the savings and potential of kit-based energy efficiency programs.
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Life Is An Adventure
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They say life is an adventure, right? With three boys and a busy husband, some days my life epitomizes that saying…
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Our Table
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Every Thanksgiving is a new adventure for the Dougherty-Plemons family. Having moved as a family four times in the eight years…
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Keep On Running
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I debated what I would say in this blog, how to ask for votes, and how to convince my colleagues to…