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Energy Efficiency & Load Response
Improving the efficiency of electricity, natural gas and fuel oil use in homes, businesses and institutions remains the most cost-effective and sensible resource for meeting energy service needs. Efficiency also offers a host of other benefits, including improved fuel diversity, improved system reliability, reduced environmental impacts of energy use, economic stimulation and job creation. However, tapping into this resource is impeded by market barriers, regulatory constraints and institutional inertia. Aggressive, innovative and comprehensive energy efficiency policies and programs are necessary in order for energy customers and society in general to enjoy the many benefits of this cost-effective resource.Synapse’s work covers a wide range of energy efficiency and load response issues including:
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Reviewing and critiquing energy efficiency programs proposed by electric and gas utilities, including participation in demand-side management collaborative processes, and review of energy efficiency programs within utility integrated resource plans |
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Development of regulatory and legislative policies to encourage all forms of energy efficiency activities, including system benefit charges, integrated resource planning policies, energy efficiency cost recovery policies, shareholder incentive and revenue decoupling policies, and third-party implementation of energy efficiency programs |
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Assisting with the design, development and implementation of the energy efficiency programs for the Cape Light Compact, the municipal aggregator for Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard |
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Representing several New England consumer groups and attorney’s general offices at ISO-NE meetings and helping to shape ISO-NE policies on demand response programs |
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Conducting detailed technical analysis – using electricity dispatch and market simulation models – of aggressive development of energy efficiency, renewable resources and distributed generation in regional and multi-state clean energy plans |
