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May 29, 2013 to May 30, 2013 | Chicago, IL
Jun 09, 2013 to Jun 12, 2013 | San Francisco, CA
Jun 10, 2013 to Jun 12, 2013 | Boston, MA

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Technical potential

Frontiers of Efficiency

What conservation potential assessments tell us about ‘achievable’ efficiency.

M. Hossein Haeri

Regulators across the country are relying on conservation-potential assessments to guide their policy decisions. Models based on macroeconomic analysis, end-use forecasting and accounting measurements provide different ways to assess the achievability of conservation and efficiency goals.

California: Mandating Demand Response

California’s load-management experience argues for formal DR standards

Jackalyne Pfannenstiel and Ahmad Faruqui

California hopes to reap $3 billion in benefits from demand response over the next 20 years. Maximizing the potential may require the California Energy Commission to exert its statutory authority. CEC’s chair co-authors.