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The two main electric utilities in Nevada, Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company, reinstituted a set of energy efficiency and load management programs for residential and smaller commercial and industrial customers in the spring of 2003. The programs, which are funded initially at $11.2 million per year, grew out of a demand-side management (DSM) collaborative involving the utilities, state Public Utility Commission staff, the state’s consumer advocate, industry, and public interest groups. The results for the first year show the programs are surpassing original estimates of energy savings and peak load reduction. Based on these results, the programs are being refined, and new DSM programs are being developed by the collaborative. This paper reviews the background on DSM in Nevada, describes the new programs and their initial results, and summarizes other recent developments.

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Panels of the 2004 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, Implementation, and Evaluation

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

Panel 4. Commercial Buildings: Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Panel 5. Utility Regulation and Deregulation: Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

Panel 6. Market Transformation: Designing for Lasting Change

Panel 7. Human and Social Dimensions of Energy Use: Trends and Their Implications

Panel 8. Energy and Environmental Policy: Changing the Climate for Energy Efficiency

Panel 9. Efficient Buildings in Efficient Communities

Panel 10. Roundtables: Thinking Outside the Box

Panel 11. Appliances and Equipment