Decarbonization 

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    Installation is the Innovation: Unlocking Heat Pump Performance

    Case Studies

    By integrating customer insights and system performance data, ILLUME helped Georgia Power uncover how installation practices determine whether inverter-driven heat pumps…

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    Oh, You Thought Electrifying Buildings Would Be Easy?

    White Papers

    This white paper references research done for leading utilities across the U.S., highlighting the approaches and course corrections pioneering programs incorporated…

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    Heat Pump and Integrated Controls Performance Review

    Case Studies

    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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    Heat Pump Integrated Control Performance Review

    Reports

    This report presents findings from follow-up research conducted on integrated controls (ICs) used with ductless mini-split heat pumps (HPs) installed through…

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  • Under Control
    Under Control: Integrated Controls to Manage Heat Pumps

    Presentations

    This presentation, presented at BECC 2023, will focus on the role of integrated controls in enabling residential customers to adopt heat…

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    Volume 4: The Great Decarbonization

    Magazine Articles

    Our fourth volume of the ILLUME Magazine, “The Great Decarbonization,” is an inspirational collection of articles, interviews, and ideas we believe…

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    Heat Pumps Take Center Stage

    Magazine Articles

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  • Climate.moonshot
    Is This Our Climate’s Moonshot Moment?

    Magazine Articles

    Can top-down legislative action address climate change? We explore what this moment may hold.

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    The Theory of Everything: A ‘Broader’ and ‘Deeper’ Approach

    Magazine Articles

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  • Show.me.dont.tell.me
    Show Me, Don’t Tell Me: First-Hand Experience is the Gatekeeper to Widespread EV

    Magazine Articles

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  • Unlocking.just.elect.
    Unlocking Just Transportation Electrification

    White Papers

    Unlocking Just Transportation Electrification: Addressing Barriers and Promoting Access

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  • Inspiring Next Gen Transportation Podcast
    Inspiring Next Gen Transportation

    Podcasts

    In this podcast, Anne Dougherty talks to Paul Francis, CEO and Co-Founder of KIGT, an EVSE manufacturing company. Paul talks about…

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    How Market Actors Can Spur All-Electric New Home Construction

    Case Studies

    ILLUME investigated the market actors that have the power to influence electrifying the residential sector to better understand the barriers that…

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    ComEd Disadvantaged Communities (DACs) Study Report

    Reports

    In response to the goals outlined in Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), ComEd is developing initiatives for workforce development,…

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    Power Sharing to Empower Customer Participation

    Podcasts

    In this podcast, ILLUME Senior Consultant, Riana Johnson has a conversation with sociologist Dr. Erin Heinz about her research on urban…

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    Doubling Down on Climate Change

    Webinars

    In this webinar, we speak with government leaders in Arizona, Florida, and Wisconsin to examine resilience through clean energy investments, climate…

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    Massachusetts EV Charging Station Program: Year 1 Evaluation Report

    Reports

    ILLUME led the process evaluation and longitudinal market study of changes in EV awareness and adoption in National Grid’s territory and…

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    Standing Up For Climate

    Articles

    In late July of this year, in a packed conference room in Washington, D.C., David Eves, Group President of Utilities at…

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