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Energy Efficiency and Electrification

Understanding how buildings use energy to develop strategies and plans and evaluate impacts.

Apex is a nationally recogized leader in forecasting, load shape development, program planning, market research, and evaluation of programs affecting building energy use. We investigate barriers, coest-effectiveness, technologies, as well as future grid and natural gas impacts of building upgrades.

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Focus Areas

​Engineering analyses:

  • EE programs and measures

  • Beneficial electrification measures​​​​​​​​​​​​

Statistical analyses:

  • Behavioral

  • New construction

  • Smart thermostats

  • Multifamily

  • Innovative rate designs

  • Electrification & fuel switching

Building Electrification:

  • Program planning and strategy

  • Market research

  • Load shape development

  • Forecasting

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Topics We Address

  • Energy, demand, and non-energy impacts

  • Impacts timing, grid impacts​​​​

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  • Energy and demand impacts

  • Factors are influencing consumer behavior

  • Program optimization opportunities

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  • Creating an electrification strategy

  • Electrification technology characterization

  • Cost-effectiveness

  • Barriers assessment

  • Grid impacts

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Analysis Toolkit

  • TRMs, deemed savings database management

  • Load shape development

  • Building simulation

  • Metering study design

  • Cost effectiveness for fuel switching and DERs

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  • Experimental and quasi-experimental design

  • Pooled and site specific billing analysis

  • AMI analysis

  • Telemetry analysis (e.g., thermostat, electric vehicle)

  • Building load disaggregation

  • Regression analysis and machine learning

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  • Cost-effectiveness models

  • Heat pump models

  • Building simulation

  • Program planning tool

  • Surveys, interviews, and focus groups

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