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Title: Comparison of Home Retrofit Programs in Wisconsin

Abstract

To explore ways to reduce customer barriers and increase home retrofit completions, several different existing home retrofit models have been implemented in the state of Wisconsin. This study compared these programs' performance in terms of savings per home and program cost per home to assess the relative cost-effectiveness of each program design. However, given the many variations in these different programs, it is difficult to establish a fair comparison based on only a small number of metrics. Therefore, the overall purpose of the study is to document these programs' performance in a case study approach to look at general patterns of these metrics and other variables within the context of each program. This information can be used by energy efficiency program administrators and implementers to inform home retrofit program design. Six different program designs offered in Wisconsin for single-family energy efficiency improvements were included in the study. For each program, the research team provided information about the programs' approach and goals, characteristics, achievements and performance. The program models were then compared with performance results -- program cost and energy savings -- to help understand the overall strengths and weaknesses or challenges of each model.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Building Technologies Program
OSTI Identifier:
1071985
Report Number(s):
DOE/GO-102013-3886
KNDJ-0-40338-00
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Related Information: Work performed by NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership, St. Paul, Minnesota
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; HOME ENERGY PROGRAMS; MODELING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOME PERFORMANCE; CONSERVATION; HOME ENERGY COSTS; ENERGY ASSESSMENT; AUDIT; WISCONSIN HOME ENERGY; RESIDENTIAL; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; NORTHERNSTAR; BUILDING AMERICA; Buildings

Citation Formats

Cunningham, K, and Hannigan, E. Comparison of Home Retrofit Programs in Wisconsin. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.2172/1071985.
Cunningham, K, & Hannigan, E. Comparison of Home Retrofit Programs in Wisconsin. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1071985
Cunningham, K, and Hannigan, E. 2013. "Comparison of Home Retrofit Programs in Wisconsin". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1071985. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1071985.
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abstractNote = {To explore ways to reduce customer barriers and increase home retrofit completions, several different existing home retrofit models have been implemented in the state of Wisconsin. This study compared these programs' performance in terms of savings per home and program cost per home to assess the relative cost-effectiveness of each program design. However, given the many variations in these different programs, it is difficult to establish a fair comparison based on only a small number of metrics. Therefore, the overall purpose of the study is to document these programs' performance in a case study approach to look at general patterns of these metrics and other variables within the context of each program. This information can be used by energy efficiency program administrators and implementers to inform home retrofit program design. Six different program designs offered in Wisconsin for single-family energy efficiency improvements were included in the study. For each program, the research team provided information about the programs' approach and goals, characteristics, achievements and performance. The program models were then compared with performance results -- program cost and energy savings -- to help understand the overall strengths and weaknesses or challenges of each model.},
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year = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2013}
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