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Affordability and Energy Equity

Behavior and Health

Energy Efficiency Policy

Homes and Buildings

Industry and Manufacturing

Utilities and the Power Sector

Featured Research Topics

Appliances and Equipment

Building Policies and Codes

Decarbonization

Industrial Heat

Low-Income Energy Efficiency Programs

Homes and Multifamily Buildings

Efficiency, Flexibility, and Rate Design Programs

Research & Publications

Research Reports

Public Filings & Testimony

What is Energy Efficiency?

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Summer Study Proceeding Paper

The Policy Mullet: Good Intentions in Front, Bad Policy in Back

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Fatima Abdul-Khabir, Billie Holecek, Christopher T. Payne, Gerald Robinson

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ACEEE | American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), a nonprofit research organization, develops policies to reduce energy waste and combat climate change. Its independent analysis advances investments, programs, and behaviors that use energy more effectively and help build an equitable clean energy future.

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