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Title: Energy efficiency advocacy groups: A study of selected interactive efforts and independent initiatives

Abstract

Non-utility groups participate in a myriad of activities--initiated by themselves and others--aimed at influencing the policies and actions of utilities and their regulators related to Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) and Demand-Side Management (DSM). Some of these activities are not directed toward a particular regulatory body or utility but are designed to influence public knowledge and acceptance of IRP and DSM. Other activities involve interaction with a particular utility or regulatory body. The traditional forum for this interaction is an adversarial debate (i.e., litigation or regulatory intervention) over the merits of a utility`s plan or proposed action. However, an increasingly common forum is one in which non-utility groups and utilities cooperatively develop plans, policies, and/or programs. Arrangements of this type are referred to in this report as ``interactive efforts``. This report presents the findings derived from ten case studies of energy efficiency advocacy groups (EEAG) activities to influence the use of cost-effective DSM and to promote IRP; nine of these ten cases involve some form of interactive effort and all of them also include other EEAG activities. The goal of this research is not to measure the success of individual activities of the various groups, but to glean from a collectivemore » examination of their activities an understanding of the efficacy of various types of interactive efforts and other EEAG activities and of the contextual and procedural factors that influence their outcomes.« less

Authors:
 [1]; ; ;  [2]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
  2. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Energy, Environment, and Resources Center
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10161383
Report Number(s):
ORNL/CON-377
ON: DE94014137; TRN: AHC29414%%60
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84OR21400
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Mar 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; INTEREST GROUPS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; PLANNING; LOAD MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; 320900; 320603; EDUCATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS; PUBLIC UTILITIES

Citation Formats

Schweitzer, M, English, M, Schexnayder, S, and Altman, J. Energy efficiency advocacy groups: A study of selected interactive efforts and independent initiatives. United States: N. p., 1994. Web. doi:10.2172/10161383.
Schweitzer, M, English, M, Schexnayder, S, & Altman, J. Energy efficiency advocacy groups: A study of selected interactive efforts and independent initiatives. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10161383
Schweitzer, M, English, M, Schexnayder, S, and Altman, J. 1994. "Energy efficiency advocacy groups: A study of selected interactive efforts and independent initiatives". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10161383. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10161383.
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title = {Energy efficiency advocacy groups: A study of selected interactive efforts and independent initiatives},
author = {Schweitzer, M and English, M and Schexnayder, S and Altman, J},
abstractNote = {Non-utility groups participate in a myriad of activities--initiated by themselves and others--aimed at influencing the policies and actions of utilities and their regulators related to Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) and Demand-Side Management (DSM). Some of these activities are not directed toward a particular regulatory body or utility but are designed to influence public knowledge and acceptance of IRP and DSM. Other activities involve interaction with a particular utility or regulatory body. The traditional forum for this interaction is an adversarial debate (i.e., litigation or regulatory intervention) over the merits of a utility`s plan or proposed action. However, an increasingly common forum is one in which non-utility groups and utilities cooperatively develop plans, policies, and/or programs. Arrangements of this type are referred to in this report as ``interactive efforts``. This report presents the findings derived from ten case studies of energy efficiency advocacy groups (EEAG) activities to influence the use of cost-effective DSM and to promote IRP; nine of these ten cases involve some form of interactive effort and all of them also include other EEAG activities. The goal of this research is not to measure the success of individual activities of the various groups, but to glean from a collective examination of their activities an understanding of the efficacy of various types of interactive efforts and other EEAG activities and of the contextual and procedural factors that influence their outcomes.},
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year = {Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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