The purpose of this best practices project is to develop and communicate
excellent practices nationwide in order to enhance the design, implementation,
and evaluation of energy efficiency programs. The project uses a
benchmarking methodology to identify best practices for a wide variety
of program types.
A number of products have been developed through this best practices
project, including:
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Portfolio Best Practices Report: An in-depth Energy-Efficiency Portfolio-level Report presents detailed comparative analyses of benchmarked portfolios and identification of best practices, associated rationales, key portfolio-specific issues, and lessons learned. Findings are presented for both portfolio management and policy-level practices.
Click here for a copy of the Portfolio Best Practices Report
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Practices Program Area Reports: For each program
category, an in-depth Program Area Report presents detailed
comparative analyses of benchmarked programs and identification
of best practices, associated rationales, key program category-specific
issues, and lessons learned.
A new program-area report has been added, highlighting best practices of Nonresidential Education and Training programs. Check it out!
Click here for a copy of the Non-Residential Education and
Training Report
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What’s New Report: This new report summarizes findings from research on new program and technology approaches and related best practices. Data sources include in-depth interviews with well-known energy efficiency industry experts, and secondary sources such as conference proceedings, websites, and trade publications. Interviews were conducted with staff of ACEEE, ESource, CEE, EPA’s Energy Star program, NRDC, CEC Commissioner Art Rosenfeld, and California’s PIER and Climate Change Action Registry programs.
Click here for a copy
of the What’s New Report
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One-click downloading: The project website has been made more user-friendly, incorporating a feature that allows you to download all of the reports with one click of the mouse.
Click here to download all
Best Practices Reports
Click here to download all
Best Practices Profiles |
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Best Practices Self-Benchmarking Tool: Use this easy tool to identify in your own programs their strengths, areas of improvement needed, and strategies for improving them, based on the results of the Best Practices Study. Just download the Self-Benchmarking Spreadsheet and Instruction Sheet and you'll have everything you need.
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Executive Summaries
of Best Practices Program Area Reports: Want
the short version? Here are key findings of the Best Practices
Program Area Reports. |
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Individual Program
Summary Profiles: These profiles provide information
about each program’s basic approach to program management,
implementation, marketing, and evaluation. The profile also
includes a list of sources and the program contact. |
