In January 2015, Distributed Energy Financial Group (DEFG), a management consulting firm specializing in energy, released EcoPinion Consumer Survey No. 20 focused on low income utility customers. The national survey included 723 adults (18 years or older) with annual household incomes under $50,000...
Costs of Residential Energy Efficiency Investments are Twice their Benefits: Implications for Policy
A research summary published by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) focusing on the Federal Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and the validity of projected energy efficiency gains.
Electrifying the Colonias
In June 2013 the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) provided funding to the University of Texas at Austin to conduct research and analysis to determine the extent to which colonia residents in South Texas lack electricity access, and to better understand their energy usage and expenditures...