Innovative pilots and technical reference manuals
Decarbonization is the act of reducing carbon emissions. This definition on the surface seems broad but shows that there are many ways to limit carbon use. To effectively meet carbon reduction goals, we’ll have to reduce carbon emissions in the built environment, transportation sector, energy generation and large industry and manufacturing.
MEEA works to ensure that energy efficiency is not just included in all clean energy initiatives, but actively prioritized as the first step. As the lowest-cost energy resource, efficiency is an integral component in all decarbonization, electrification and pollution reduction strategies.
Heat pumps are versatile and energy-efficient heating-and-cooling systems that transfer heat from one location to another. They can be utilized in residential, commercial and industrial settings. During the colder months, heat pumps extract heat from the cold outdoors and transfer it indoors to keep a space warm.
Non-Energy Impacts (NEIs) are the benefits and costs of energy efficiency and other distributed energy resources (DERs) in addition to the energy and demand impacts. To account for the full value of EE and DERs in reaching policy goals, NEIs can and should be considered.
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A Technical Reference Manual (TRM) is a resource used to help plan and evaluate energy efficiency programs. TRMs outline how much energy can be expected to be saved for certain measures, either through deemed savings values or engineering algorithms. TRMs also contain source documentation, specified assumptions and other metrics associated with energy efficiency measures. Eight of MEEA's states have a statewide TRMs to provide the metrics for energy efficiency planning, measurement, evaluation and reporting.
The energy efficiency industry is constantly discovering new ways to save energy, whether through new technologies, new types of services or new program designs. These emerging concepts or products often face serious challenges to market entry due to price, fuel switching barriers, consumer awareness, complexity and status quo inertia.