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An Analysis of Various Types of Home Energy Audits

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  • Richard S. Ridge

    (Southern California Edison Company)

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The high cost of one of the more expensive versions of the Class A home energy audit prompted a major utility company to examine two questions that have to date received surprisingly little careful attention: (1) Does receiving an audit result in more energy savings than not receiving an audit? (2) Can the energy savings resulting from more expensive versions of the Class A audit be achieved by less expensive versions? Both self-reported conservation behavior data and more objective kilo Watt hour consumption data were collected from subjects over a 12-month period following the audits. These data indicate that the answer to both of these questions is yes.

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  • Richard S. Ridge, 1986. "An Analysis of Various Types of Home Energy Audits," Evaluation Review, , vol. 10(3), pages 385-395, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:10:y:1986:i:3:p:385-395
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X8601000308
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    1. Bernard Goitein, 1987. "Measuring Impacts of Some Common Energy Conservation Programs Under Conditions of Nonrandom Assignment," Evaluation Review, , vol. 11(2), pages 242-253, April.

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