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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The future of energy policy: A conversation with BECC keynote speaker Phil Sharp
At a time of partisan bickering and talk about the Green New Deal, the politics around energy and climate change can be difficult to navigate. Still, […]
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Missed Opportunity: Few utilities fully integrate energy efficiency and demand response
In a large missed opportunity to boost power grid flexibility and benefit customers, relatively few US utilities have programs that fully integrate […]
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US cities adopt stricter building energy codes
As US cities ramp up their clean energy efforts, stricter building energy codes are some of their biggest success stories. In fact, 30 cities have […]
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Listen up, 2020 candidates: Energy affordability is a major problem
As 2020 candidates craft their campaign platforms, new data show that energy affordability is a major problem in the United States. In fact, about […]
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In case you missed it: Six 2020 candidates discuss energy efficiency
The 2020 presidential candidates aren’t pulling punches when it comes to energy waste and climate change. At CNN’s Climate Crisis Town […]