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Data was collected in 2001 from utilities throughout the U.S. regarding the rebates offered for commercial and industrial retrofit programs. The data was used in concert with other information to consider changes to rebates for a Northeast utility. Both participation rates and rebate levels were compared, yielding several conclusions: (1) Utilities were using markedly different levels of incentives; (2) some utilities with very low rebates were experiencing modest penetration; however, (3) among utilities with multi-year programs and significant penetration, there were significant differences in rebate levels. This information should be interpreted with caution, given that data were not available about response rates for specific measures, differences in customers, rate differences, etc. However, the study suggests that some utilities could lower their rebates and still achieve significant program penetration.

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Panels of the 2002 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Panel 1. Residential Buildings: Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Panel 2. Residential Buildings: Program Design and Implementation

Panel 3. Commercial Buildings: Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Panel 4. Commercial Buildings: Program Design and Implementation

Panel 5. Utility Issues

Panel 6. Market Transformation

Panel 7. Information and Electronic Technologies: Promises and Pitfalls

Panel 8. Human and Social Dimensions of Energy Use: Understanding Markets and Demand

Panel 9. Energy and Environmental Policy

Panel 10. Program Measurement and Evaluation