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Creativity and Data To Find Solutions

With 85 years of combined experience in energy efficiency research and policy; building mechanical and electrical engineering; and electronics product development, supply chain operations and electronics lab work; Ecos Research staff bring a wealth of experience unique insight to client research projects across a wide array of energy efficiency topics.

Heat Pump Dryers

Regular dryers use as much energy as Massachusetts & cost $9 billion per year to operate. Heat pump dryers use 50% less energy.

Ultra High Def TVs

UHD TVs could raise energy use more than total consumption in Rhode Island, costing consumers $1 billion/year and releasing 5 Million Metric Tons of CO2.

Set-Top Boxes

Set-top boxes use as much energy as Maryland and cost $3 billion per year to operate. Research has shown up to 50% savings by 2020.

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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 High Efficiency 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

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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.

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07.29.2013

Analysis of Standards Proposal for Set-Top Boxes – Codes and Standards Enhancement (CASE) Initiative For PY2013: Title 20 Standards Development.

There are approximately 30 million set-top boxes in use in California today, consuming a combined 3,800 gigawatt-hours per year (GWh/year).

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07.29.2013

Analysis of Standards Proposal for Small Network Equipment – Codes and Standards Enhancement (CASE) Initiative For PY2013: Title 20 Standards Development.

There are approximately 27 million small network devices in use in California today, consuming a combined 1,700 gigawatt-hours per year (GWh/yr).

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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

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06.20.2014

New Approaches to Energy Efficiency: Our Best Hope for Stabilizing the Climate and Improving Competitiveness

Ecos Research Co-Founder, Chris Calwell, delivered the Keynote presentation at Portuguese Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (PCEEE) conference in Lisbon, Portugal.

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09.01.2013

Are Test Procedures Passing the Test? Ensuring That Measured Results Are Representative of Energy Use in the Field.

Ecos Research Co-Founder, Chris Calwell, delivered this presentation at the Energy Efficient Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL) Conference in Coimbra, Portugal.

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