Going Green and Getting Regulation Right: A Primer on Energy Efficiency

Going Green and Getting Regulation Right: A Primer on Energy Efficiency responds to the rising interest in energy efficiency and demand-side management programs by exploring the important lessons that can be learned from earlier mandated conservation efforts and will be a valuable resource for regulators, utilities, intervenors and other policy makers.This valuable resource uses a vast database of results from utility programs throughout the nation over the past 15 years to address these matters quantitatively. These analyses are complemented with a thorough qualitative and institutional review of the differences found across the nation and over time. Details and Features: AUTHOR: CHARLES J. CICCHETTI ISBN: 978-0910325-21-97 x 10 inchesHard cover310 pages (c) 2009Table of Contents:AcknowledgementsSection I: What and WhyChapter 1: Introduction: Why this PrimerChapter 2: Utility-Sponsored Conservation and Other Social Mandates in the United StatesChapter 3: The Role of Utilities in Conse