Case Studies

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    Bring Your Own Thermostat (BYOT) Pilot Evaluation

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    ILLUME conducted a Bring your Own Thermostat (BYOT) Pilot evaluation for Georgia Power (process, impact) to assess demand impacts and savings…

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    Optimizing Thermostat Demand Response Program Performance Paper

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    This paper, co-presented at the 2019 IEPEC conference, explores how weather and program design factors influence DR program participant behavior, particularly…

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    Non-English Speaker Benchmarking and Customer Journey

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    ILLUME conducted a benchmarking study and interviews for the Program Administrators to understand best practices for non-English outreach and to understand…

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  • What People Do With Their Thermostats
    Do You Ever Wonder What People Actually DO With Their Thermostats?

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    This research, co-presented with Guidehouse at the 2019 AESP Conference, includes a comprehensive analysis of customers in Worcester, MA, to better…

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    The Role of Weather in Air Conditioning Use

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    This research for the Massachusetts Program Administrators analyzes weather effects on the timing of first and last use of AC during…

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    Orchestrated Energy Reduced AC Run Times Daily and During Demand Response Events

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    ILLUME assisted in the experimental design and impact analysis of thermostat data for participants in four utility territories to understand how…

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    Massachusetts Residential and Commercial Awareness

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    ILLUME conducted a statewide marketing survey of residential and commercial customers for the Program Administrators (process, market effects) to assess the…

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    Language Needs Assessment

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    ILLUME assessed language barriers, communication preferences and needs, and expectations around language services of Korean and Vietnamese communities in the Atlanta…

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    Statewide Commercial Behavior Segmentation and Potential Study

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    ILLUME conducted a statewide Commercial Behavior Segmentation and Potential Study to measure the technical and human potential of energy-saving behavior changes…

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