Review of utility home-energy-audit programs
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In this article, the evaluation efforts of utilities with active home energy audit programs were reviewed to provide insights into the operations and effectiveness of existing utility home energy auditing programs, and the topics discussed include: determinants of program participation rates, use of financing, attitudes toward programs, actions taken, characteristics of participants and energy savings due to programs.About:
This article is published in Energy.The article was published on 1980-12-01 and is currently open access. It has received 64 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Audit & Energy conservation.read more
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Review of evaluations of utility home-energy-audit programs
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed evaluation efforts of utilities with active home energy audit programs to suggest methodologies, issues, and data that can contribute to the development of a comprehensive Residential Conservation Service evaluation plan.