Energy efficiency program evaluations: Opportunities for learning and inputs to incentive mechanisms

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 243-268

  Kaufman, Noah ^a   Palmer, Karen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Energy savings measurement; Third party evaluation

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS; INCENTIVE MECHANISM; THIRD-PARTY EVALUATION;

ESTIMATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; INCENTIVE; LEARNING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858287097     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-011-9130-x     Document Type: Article

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