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Case Studies
By integrating customer insights and system performance data, ILLUME helped Georgia Power uncover how installation practices determine whether inverter-driven…
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Podcasts
In this episode, ILLUME’s Pace Goodman talks with Mark Milby of Elevate and Steven LaBarge of ComEd about what…
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Podcasts
In this candid and thoughtful conversation, Anne Dougherty sits down with two of ILLUME’s newest consultants, Maggie Roma and…
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Conferences
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…
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White Papers
Code and Communities
White Papers
This paper summarizes the work the authors undertook to identify strategies and best practices to consider as part of…
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White Papers
This white paper references research done for leading utilities across the U.S., highlighting the approaches and course corrections pioneering…
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Case Studies
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…
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Presentations
NECC: Inclusive Energy Codes
Presentations
In this talk given at the National Energy Codes Conference (NECC) 2024, Bahareh van Boekhold talks about Inclusive Energy…
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Presentations
Bahareh van Boekhold presented this framework for building energy codes at NBI’s Getting to Zero Forum 2024.
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Case Studies
ILLUME conducted an ethnographic research study to explore the magnitude of installation challenges for heat pump water heaters (HPWHs)…
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Articles
ILLUME’s recent participation at the 2023 Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change (BECC) conference showcased Director Dr. Liz Kelley’s presentation…
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Reports
NEEA hired ILLUME Advising to pursue two concurrent studies around water heater installers. The first was intended to focus…
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Case Studies
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…
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Articles
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…
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Articles
As new technologies and devices are rapidly introduced to the market, a demand response ecosystem is emerging that provides…
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Webinars
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…
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Webinars
Crack the code to transform federal, state, and local policies into tangible impact during this webinar with ILLUME Directors,…
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Reports
This report presents findings from follow-up research conducted on integrated controls (ICs) used with ductless mini-split heat pumps (HPs)…
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Presentations
This presentation shows that despite having advantages, induction cooking has only a small share of the residential cooking market.
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Presentations
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…
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Magazine Articles
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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Magazine Articles
Heat Pumps Take Center Stage
Magazine Articles
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Magazine Articles
The Theory of Everything: A ‘Broader’ and ‘Deeper’ Approach
Magazine Articles
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Magazine Articles
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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As energy specialists, ILLUME empowers utilities, regulators, and industry leaders to tackle complex challenges and accelerate innovation in the power sector. Through our data-driven, experience-informed consulting, we help you develop strategies that endure administrative, technological, and market shifts.