Emerging Opportunities

  • Card.installation.matters
    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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  • Podcast.card.emerging.tech.midwest
    From Ideas to Impact: Real-World Energy Innovation in the Midwest

    Podcasts

    In this episode, ILLUME’s Pace Goodman talks with Mark Milby of Elevate and Steven LaBarge of ComEd about what it really…

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  • Podcast.card.human.stories
    More Than Megawatts: Human Stories in Energy Consulting

    Podcasts

    In this candid and thoughtful conversation, Anne Dougherty sits down with two of ILLUME’s newest consultants, Maggie Roma and Xijun Zhang,…

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  • Opportunity in disruption
    ACEEE Summer Study 2024

    Conferences

    Let’s Connect at ACEEE in Pacific Grove, CA, August 4-9, 2024. ILLUME will have multiple team members attending and presenting at…

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  • Driving.the.all.electric.home.construction
    Code and Communities

    White Papers

    This paper summarizes the work the authors undertook to identify strategies and best practices to consider as part of an equitable…

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  • Whitepaper.mockup.designs electrification
    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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  • Strateg.planning.decarbonized.future
    Strategic Planning for a Decarbonized Future

    Case Studies

    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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  • Whitepaper.mockup.designs behavior
    NECC: Inclusive Energy Codes

    Presentations

    In this talk given at the National Energy Codes Conference (NECC) 2024, Bahareh van Boekhold talks about Inclusive Energy Codes: Bridging…

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  • Building Codes
    Building Energy Codes: A Framework for Access and Resilience

    Presentations

    Bahareh van Boekhold presented this framework for building energy codes at NBI’s Getting to Zero Forum 2024.

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  • Hpwh.adoption
    Addressing Challenges in Heat Pump Water Heater Adoption

    Case Studies

    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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  • Cooking electrification
    Rethinking Energy Efficiency Programs for Cooking Electrification

    Articles

    ILLUME’s recent participation at the 2023 Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change (BECC) conference showcased Director Dr. Liz Kelley’s presentation on induction…

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  • Neea.logo
    Cold Climate Installation & Water Heater Installers

    Reports

    NEEA hired ILLUME Advising to pursue two concurrent studies around water heater installers. The first was intended to focus on observational…

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  • Heat.pump.and.integrated.controls
    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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  • Understanding.home.decision.making
    Understanding Home Decision-Making

    Articles

    Residential buildings account for approximately 20% of energy consumption in the U.S. To achieve local, state, and federal decarbonization and electrification…

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  • Integrating.new.technologies.dr
    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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  • Good.ideas.fail
    Why Good Ideas Fail

    Webinars

    Tune in to to see the Arizona Technology Council’s webinar featuring ILLUME Executive Vice President, Jes Rivas. Watch the webinar on-demand…

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  • Maximizing.impact.and.equity
    Maximizing Impact with Innovative Policy Strategies

    Webinars

    Crack the code to transform federal, state, and local policies into tangible impact during this webinar with ILLUME Directors, Dr. Alex…

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  • Mass Home 4 3
    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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  • Cooking electrification
    Now We Are Cooking! Consumer Adoption of Induction Cooktops

    Presentations

    This presentation shows that despite having advantages, induction cooking has only a small share of the residential cooking market.

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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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  • From the lab into our lives
    From The Lab Into Our Lives

    Magazine Articles

    Technology will be central to the Great Decarbonization. But technologies as we know them now? Perhaps and perhaps not.

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  • Heat.pumps.take.center
    Heat Pumps Take Center Stage

    Magazine Articles

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

    Magazine Articles

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  • Big.data.small.business
    Big Data and Small Business

    Magazine Articles

    Using Data-Driven Models to Reveal Energy Savings Opportunities in an Underserved Customer Segment

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