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Utility Resources List

Tools and guidance for planning, designing, and implementing inclusive utility investment programs.

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Participant Outcomes in Residential Pay As You Save® Programs

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | 2024 publication record

Use this study to inform post-installation monitoring, weather normalization, cash-flow review, model calibration, anomaly investigation, and EM&V.

Leveraging IUI with the Kansas Weatherization Assistance Program

ENERGY STAR case study | Current PDF

Shows how WAP-supported building-shell measures and Midwest Energy How$mart® mechanical upgrades can be combined into more comprehensive projects.

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program

USDA Rural Development | Current program

Federal lending resource supporting rural utility investment in energy efficiency and distributed energy resources.

Rural Energy Savings Program

USDA Rural Development | Current program

Federal loan program that eligible utilities can use to finance energy-efficiency improvements for rural customers.

Inclusive Utility Investment Resource Library

ENERGY STAR / U.S. EPA | Current collection

Curated gateway to research, model tariffs, federal capital sources, implementation materials, consumer-protection reports, and advanced resource collections.

Inclusive Utility Investment Resource Center

ENERGY STAR / U.S. EPA | Updated 2024

Planning resource covering potential studies, measures, savings estimates, positive cash flow, consumer protection, capital, incentive stacking, and stakeholder engagement.

PAYS® Essential Elements and Minimum Program Requirements

Energy Efficiency Institute / 2021

Defines the elements and minimum requirements that distinguish the trademarked PAYS® system from other tariffed on-bill approaches.

Utility Guide to Tariffed On-Bill Programs

Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance / 2020

Practical guide to preliminary assessment, financial analysis, cost recovery, legal approval, capital, billing, implementation, evaluation, and common utility questions.

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