The Enervee blog
Anne Arquit Niederberger
Enervee's blog on utility program design, instant rebates, Eco Financing and the Enervee Score, with data from marketplaces reaching 39M+ households.
Anne Arquit Niederberger
12 postsDriving individual climate action with Eco Financing
New independent studies show that Eco Financing helps consumers overcome longstanding financial barriers to buying energy-efficient appliances—without relying on rebates or giveaways. At Enervee, our first step was …
Enervee online marketplaces fill gaps identified by California energy efficiency study
The Energy Efficiency Residential Pulse Check Study (Opinion Dynamics) for SDG&E, PG&E, and SCE highlights where residential programs can better meet customers. It’s a useful blueprint for utilities modernizing …
Renter (Mis)perceptions
The share of U.S. households living in rental homes has grown in recent years—today, renters occupy roughly 36% of U.S. dwellings [1]. Rental homes are, on average, ~15% less energy-efficient than owner-occupied homes …
Technology Forcing with the Enervee Score
Product efficiency has steadily improved thanks to innovation, federal standards, the ENERGY STAR label, and shifting consumer preferences. Below, we share Enervee data showing how the Enervee Score® and industry …
Empowered Consumers. Claimable Savings.
The ComEd Efficient Choice online shopping platform—powered by Enervee and piloted by ComEd’s Emerging Technology team in 2020–2021—proved it can drive claimable energy savings without rebates. An independent evaluation …
Enervee advances U.S. net-zero emissions strategy
The White House recently identified increasing sales of clean and efficient appliances as a core buildings-sector strategy. That spotlight matters: as we noted in our plug loads blog, efficient appliances are expected …
Unsung Heroes of Decarbonization: People & Plug Loads
Appliances and plug-in devices quietly dominate home electricity use—and they’re often bought at retail by individuals, not installed by contractors. That makes the buying decision itself the biggest lever utilities and …
Predicting the human response to Eco Financing
How will shoppers respond to Eco Financing? We sat down with behavioral scientist Guy Champniss to explore what the science says about paying for energy-efficient appliances with simple monthly payments at checkout. If …
Never heard of a Choice Engine?
Choice Engines at ACEEE: eliminating market & behavioral barriers at scale
A New Take on Affordable Energy
Energy burden is real for low- and moderate-income households. The 22.9M U.S. households with incomes under $20k spend 7%+ of income on energy; another 27.3M earning up to $39k spend ~4%. Even with subsidies and …
What's intention got to do with it?
A new research paper recently concluded that the European Energy Label had no measurable effect on willingness to pay for efficient products—while providing total cost of ownership information did. The only explanation …
Two firsts will modernize California energy efficiency incentives
It’s no secret that traditional utility rebate programs haven’t offered a great user experience. Customers had to manually match their preferred products by model number against qualified product lists, leading to many …
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