Demand Response

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    Integrating New Technologies Into the Ecosystem of Demand Response

    Articles

    As new technologies and devices are rapidly introduced to the market, a demand response ecosystem is emerging that provides utilities and…

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    Water Heater Demand Response: Full Replacement vs After-Market Controllers

    Presentations

    This presentation, presented at the 2022 IEPEC conference, discusses two approaches to water heater demand response; full unit replacement and after-market…

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    Testing the Efficacy of Home Energy Reports

    Case Studies

    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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    Water Heater Demand Response: Comparing Full Replacement and After-Market Controllers

    White Papers

    In this white paper presented at IEPEC in 2022, ILLUME shares the results from Phase 1 (of 2) for a water…

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  • Just Energy
    Demanding More: Scaling Demand Response to Meet the Needs of a Changing Climate and Grid

    Webinars

    Demand response (DR) is continuing to grow in importance as a tool to guard against intermittency and as a strategy to…

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    From Energy Efficiency to Demand Impacts

    Case Studies

    As the need for demand mitigation increases, how can utilities and program administrators extend energy efficiency portfolios to increase demand impacts?

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    Keeping Smart Thermostat Customers Engaged

    Articles

    From the Pacific Northwest to the Southwest, June was a harbinger of climate extremes. In Texas, last month proved challenging for…

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    Heat Pump Water Heaters Could Make A Comeback

    Articles

    The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and the subsequent shift to working from home may forever change how we use electricity. During the…

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    Hidden in the Basement: Learnings From A Demand Response Study

    Case Studies

    In a crowded market of new and more efficient appliances, can heat pump water heaters deliver deeper savings and expanded opportunities…

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    Are you Blockbuster in the Age of Netflix?

    Articles

    In this article, we take a closer look at how utilities can best position themselves to define their value to stay…

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    Water Heater Demand Response: Pilot Evaluation

    Reports

    ILLUME consulted with Georgia Power to provide evaluation, measurement, and verification of a water heater demand response pilot to quantify demand…

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    Bring Your Own Thermostat (BYOT) Pilot Evaluation

    Case Studies

    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

    Case Studies

    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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    Optimizing Thermostat Demand Response Program Performance

    Presentations

    This presentation, with additional findings on understanding how DR program participants may react to weather and program design elements, is a…

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

    Case Studies

    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

    Case Studies

    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

    Case Studies

    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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