Systematic review of approaches to assessing energy-conservation-program (SECP and EES) impacts

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:6098277

Collins, N E; Reed, J H; Braid, R B

A systematic method of examining the pros and cons of energy-conservation impacts was developed around five impact areas: legislative/policy; institutional; technological; environmental/economic; end-users; and energy savings. Each area is discussed in terms of (1) alternative ways of evaluating and reporting program impacts, (2) data needed to support such alternative methods, (3) the pros and cons of the methods and data, and (4) recommendations about the suggested alternatives. The last chapter contains a rating system for selecting impact areas for further study as rated by: existence of available methodologies for evaluating impacts; the availability of data or information; the quality of the best available data or information; the need for assessment of the impact; the potential usefulness of assessment results; the type of skills required for conducting the proposed assessment; and the timeframe and scope of the proposed assessment. This evaluation identified the following areas: state commitment; federal and state legislation; unique state legislation; state policies; state planning capabilities; state-evaluation capabilities; and awareness/attitudes of energy end-users. These seven impact areas comprise nearly 30% of the 24 areas which were rated.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 6098277
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-8771; ON: DE83014887
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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