Ecos Research Toolbox
Creativity and Data To Find Solutions
With over 60 years of combined experience in energy efficiency technical and policy research, our staff craft innovative solutions to clients’ most pressing challenges. We specialize not just in defining what makes a particular solution energy efficient, but in conducting the laboratory testing and developing the standardized test procedures that objectively distinguish one product’s performance from another.
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Hundreds of Resources
Laying the Foundation for Change
With a strong blend of creativity, analytics and concise communication our team has been leading the way to find new opportunities to promote energy efficiency. Visit our resource library to learn more about the issues we investigate, our research capabilities and the background for current work we are doing.
What We Do
Public Policy Consulting
Promote Widespread Adoption of Environmentally Preferred Consumer Products
Discover New Opportunities for Energy Efficiency
Maximize Energy Use Reduction While Maintaining Robust Consumer Choice
11.24.2015
The Big Picture: Ultra High-Definition Televisions Could Add $1 Billion to Viewers’ Annual Electric Bills
With an estimated 300 million installed televisions in the United States — almost one per person — it is clear that Americans love their televisions
05.2014
Commercial Demand Response — Basics and Beyond
Demand response programs serve a necessary role in the electrical system. When generation and transmission (G&T) resources are near their limits, the choice is often to import expensive power or run costly peaking plants.
04.02.2018
Challenges and Choices in the Era of Cheap, Abundant Renewables
Chris Calwell presented this high level overview of recent advances in the scale of renewable energy projects and decline in their cost at an April 2018 community meeting in Durango
03.13.2018
Zero Net Energy For Commercial Buildings
David Houghton PE Talks about commercial Zero Net Energy (ZNE) concepts and applications in commercial and educational buildings in March 2018.
Energy Efficiency News
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British Columbia tops provinces in Canada’s first-ever energy efficiency scorecard
British Columbia earns top marks in the first-ever Canadian Provincial Energy Efficiency Scorecard, developed by the nonprofit Efficiency Canada to […]
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How do efficiency programs serve low-income communities? New study takes a look.
A growing number of energy efficiency program implementers across the United States serve nonresidential organizations in low- to moderate-income […]
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GM’s siding with Trump administration reveals a lack of commitment to clean, efficient vehicles
Despite its constant refrain about an “all-electric future,” General Motors’ recent siding with the Trump administration reveals a […]
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Puerto Rico poised to benefit from energy efficiency, but opponents get the facts wrong
The people of Puerto Rico will soon benefit significantly from an untapped and least-cost energy resource: energy efficiency. Customer efficiency […]
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What’s next after lighting? Regional leaders offer diverse responses
As federal standards for lighting improve, many utilities and program administrators are looking at their energy efficiency portfolios and wondering […]