Projects
Community Based Energy Study The study, published in June 2001, investigates and evaluates community-oriented energy programs that can enhance electric service reliability and reduce energy service costs. Further, the study examines such programs that encourage the development of a competitive electric market. The concept evaluated in the study is aimed at the small volume electric consumer (residentail and light commercial) within a community. It is this set of electric consumers that are in the least favorable position to take advantage of a deregulated, competitive electric market. The study was requested by the State of Illinois 91st General Assembly (Resolution Number SR046), funded and managed by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA), and carried out by a contractor team headed by the Energy Resources Center. The study points to combining aggregation of targeted electric loads in a community with investment by the community in specific energy efficiency, renewable, and cogeneration technologies. The objectives discussed in the study include:
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