Approaches to Electric Utility Energy Efficiency for Low Income Customers in a Changing Regulatory Environment

Brockway, N.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

关键词: Deregulation;    Electric Power Industry;    Low Income Groups;    Energy Efficiency;    29 Energy Planning, Policy And Economy;   

DOI  :  10.2172/814279
RP-ID  :  ORNL/CON-466
RP-ID  :  AC05-00OR22725
RP-ID  :  814279

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

As the electric industry goes through a transformation to a more market-driven model, traditional grounds for utility energy efficiency have come under fire, undermining the existing mechanisms to fund and deliver such services. The challenge, then, is to understand why the electric industry should sustain investments in helping low-income Americans use electricity efficiently, how such investments should be made, and how these policies can become part of the new electric industry structure. This report analyzes the opportunities and barriers to leveraging electric utility energy efficiency assistance to low-income customers during the transition of the electric industry to greater competition.