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This paper presents the highlights from a study of “reliability-focused energyefficiency programs” implemented for the summer of 2001. We define these types of programs as those that were specifically designed, modified, or ramped-up to address electric system reliability concerns. After first describing the methodology of the project, we present the results of a 50-State Screening Survey, followed by a description of 22 reliability-focused energy efficiency programs identified and selected as "case studies" in this project. We then discuss examples of three other different types of energy efficiency policy responses that were taken to address reliability concerns. Finally, we conclude by providing some preliminary aggregate impact estimates and outlining some lessons learned during the 2001 experience.

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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