Process Evaluation​

  • Neuac
    NEUAC: ILSFA Small Residential Barriers

    Presentations

    Mallika Jayaraman, and co-presenters from Elevate and Illinois Power Agency (IPA), presented Removing Barriers to Residential Solar: Illinois Solar for All…

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Somah
    Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing: Phase 1 Evaluation Final Report

    Reports

    In this evaluation of the Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) Program for San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) ILLUME took…

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  • Ma.ev.charging
    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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  • Mc Sb Research 2
    Multicultural Small Business Owner Research

    Presentations

    ILLUME conducted small and mid-sized business (SMB) multicultural research for Georgia Power (process, market effects) to explore barriers to program participation…

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  • Smart Home 4 3
    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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  • Thermostat
    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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  • Therm
    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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  • Mc Sb Research 3
    Non-English Speaker Benchmarking and Customer Journey

    Case Studies

    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?

    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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  • Smart home thermostat
    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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  • Couple Laughing
    Massachusetts Residential and Commercial Awareness

    Case Studies

    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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  • Sign Posts
    Statewide Commercial Behavior Segmentation and Potential Study

    Case Studies

    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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