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Energy Efficiency is just one of many ways to the real goal:
Primary Energy Conservation 

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​What is offered here is a new perspective for energy professionals, one that will increase our effectiveness and achieve greater benefit to the consumer, the utility and society.  Although it redefines energy efficiency, it is not that radical, and it better aligns all parties in a common effort to minimize environmental impacts; it more clearly focuses our efforts upon reducing fossil-fuel consumption.
                                                          —  Michael Holtz
  • Primary Energy is the fuel consumed to make electricity.
  • Primary Energy Conservation (PEC) means reducing consumption of primary energy.  
  • It can be measured in avoided CO2 production.

​Alternative Means to
 Primary Energy Conservation 

  1. Changing the time-of-use of electricity to when it  is cleaner to make.  (CLEP exploits this.)
  2. Enhancing energy flows from the environment to decrease the need for cooling, heating or lighting.
  3. Changing the ratio of cooling to drying.
  4. Using control to change cooling or lighting set points or where the energy is delivered.
  5. Energy efficiency, i.e., using fewer kWh's do provide exactly the same energy services.
      A 20-member list is found in this talk.
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  • Home
  • Innovations
    • PV with ESD - Grant Proposal to DOE 2014
    • Customer Lowered Electricity Price
    • Integrated Resource Planning Cannot Be Calculated
    • Building Retrofits
    • Closed Crawlspaces in Historic Homes
    • Moisture & Mold
    • Moisture Problems can interfere with Energy Efficiency
    • Buildings Without Diapers
    • Primary Energy Conservation
    • Standard of Sustainability for Homes
  • Utility Regulation
    • Draft TOU Docket Enabling Resolution - 2020
    • CLEP is Proposed as Opt-in for all ENO's Customers - 2019
    • BSI-Opines on Net Energy Metering - 2016
    • Gaslighting of Gaslighting - 2018
    • LA House of Representatives Resolution on CLEP - 2017
    • CLEP Battery Pilot - 2016
    • CLEP Community Solar Pilot - 2016
    • Pure CLEP Pilot - 2016
  • Customer Lowered Electricity Price
    • CLEP's Definition Simplified
    • ProRate
    • CLEP Lowers Greenhouse Gas Emissions While Financially Benefiting All Ratepayers
    • RFI-DOE-FOA-0002291-Connected-Communities
    • GSSC Talk
    • Align by Design
    • Community Solar
    • Utility Regulation
    • Community-Scale Energy >
      • Tiny Energy Bills
      • Public Policy
      • Solar or Batteries?
    • Electric Utilities
    • Commercial Customers
    • Appliance Manufacturers
    • Architects
  • About BSI
    • Clients' Projects
    • Services >
      • Norman Witriol
    • History
    • Paul Washington
    • Our Firm
    • Our Staff >
      • Myron Katz
    • Our Work
    • Publications >
      • Interventions
      • Grants
      • Competitions
      • Journal Articles
      • Presentations
      • Awards
  • Contact