Case Studies
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Case Studies
Strategic Planning for a Decarbonized Future
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ILLUME assists clients by offering strategic planning support to identify research, program designs, and technologies that align with utility and policy…
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The Intersection of Food Deserts and Energy Efficiency
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The ILLUME team led a research study to support the launch of SoCalREN’s new Food Desert Energy Efficiency Equity (FDEEE) program.
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Addressing Challenges in Heat Pump Water Heater Adoption
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ILLUME conducted an ethnographic research study to explore the magnitude of installation challenges for heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) in cold-climate…
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Heat Pump and Integrated Controls Performance Review
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Heat pumps are on the rise in the Northeast, with Massachusetts offering incentives for electrifying home heating and reducing reliance on…
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Shifts in Energy Use Through Time-Varying & Dynamic Pricing Rates
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Rolling out dynamic pricing (or real-time pricing) rates is a challenge, but new rate designs will be increasingly necessary to address…
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A Square Peg and a Round Hole: Advancing Equity in the Energy Industry
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Many states, agencies, and utilities are entrusted with translating equity policies and goals into actionable strategies in their policies and programs.…
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Testing the Efficacy of Home Energy Reports
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Drawing on statistical methods from biomedical research, ILLUME applied meta-analysis techniques to measure savings from home energy report (HER) programs to…
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Connecting with Communities
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Expanding engagement to create more inclusive programs. With a novel and engaging research approach, ILLUME identified strategies for an electric utility…