meta-analysis


December 2022
In this #blog, written by ILLUME Senior Analyst, Tabitha Munson, you can read about research ILLUME conducted to determine if Home Energy Reports (HERs) are still a useful behavioral energy efficiency program. We calculated the average energy savings for HER programs across recent evaluations, and compared energy savings across different factors such as fuel type, HER vendor, and the mode of report distribution (printed, emailed, or both) to explore if #HERs may be more effective under different circumstances.

December 2022
Are Home Energy Reports (HERs) still an effective source of energy savings for residential customers? Drawing on statistical methods from biomedical research, ILLUME applied meta-analysis techniques to measure savings from HER programs to answer this question. Read about our findings in this case study.