Research Themes +
Energy Technologies Area (ETA) researchers are continually building on the strong scientific foundation we have developed over the past 50 years. We address the world’s most pressing climate challenges by bringing to market energy-efficient innovations across the buildings, transportation, and industrial sectors. ETA is at the forefront of developing better batteries for electric vehicles; improving the country's aging electrical grid and innovating distributed energy and storage solutions; developing grid-interactive, efficient buildings; and providing the most comprehensive market and data analysis worldwide for renewable technologies like wind and solar.
Strategic Initiatives +
The Energy Technologies Area (ETA) Strategic Plan is the guiding force for our research and development for the next ten years. It clearly charts a path toward clean-energy solutions and focuses on five detailed Strategic Initiatives. The Plan provides an in-depth look at how ETA is accelerating research to provide affordable, clean energy to all while accomplishing deep, economy-wide decarbonization, looking to avoid a rise in global average temperature while simultaneously developing solutions to increase humanity's resilience to extreme weather volatility.
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About Us +
The Energy Technologies Area (ETA) is unique in translating fundamental scientific discoveries into scalable technology adoption. Our approach combines an understanding of the marketplace and the role of state and federal regulation and policies. ETA's research drives real-world, practical results that affect and improve the everyday lives of Americans and those across the globe. Saving energy and battling the Climate Crisis are key to the foundation of our research, which is driven by technoeconomic analysis and in-lab experimentation and discovery.

Publications

Publications by Research Area

Demand Response

Electricity Markets & Policy

Energy Efficiency

Industrial Energy Analysis

Renewable Energy

Sustainable Energy & Environmental Systems

Publications by Division

Building Technology (BTUS)

Energy Analysis (EAEI)

Energy Storage (ESDR)

2022

Schiller, Steven R, Jeff Deason, Greg Leventis, Lisa C Schwartz, and Kelly Parmenter."The Future of Energy Efficiency for U.S. Buildings - Drivers and Market Scenarios." (2022).

Schiller, Steven R, Jeff Deason, Kelly Parmenter, Greg Leventis, and Lisa C Schwartz."Future of Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Drivers and Market Expectations." (2022).

2021

Schiller, Steven R."Demand Side Energy Management." (2021).

2020

Schiller, Steven R, Lisa C Schwartz, and Sean Murphy."Performance Assessments of Demand Flexibility from Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings: Issues and Considerations." (2020).

Sutter, Mary, Jenn Mitchell-Jackson, Steven R Schiller, Lisa C Schwartz, and Ian M Hoffman."Applying Non-Energy Impacts from Other Jurisdictions in Cost-Benefit Analyses of Energy Efficiency Programs: Resources for States for Utility Customer-Funded Programs." (2020).

Schiller, Steven R, Ian M Hoffman, Sean Murphy, Greg Leventis, and Lisa C Schwartz."Cost of saving natural gas through efficiency programs funded by utility customers: 2012–2017." (2020).

2019

Schwartz, Lisa C, Ian M Hoffman, Steven R Schiller, Sean Murphy, and Greg Leventis."Cost of Saving Electricity Through Efficiency Programs Funded by Customers of Publicly Owned Utilities: 2012–2017." (2019).

2018

Schiller, Steven R, and Tom Eckman."SEE Action Guide for States: Evaluation, Measurement, and Verification Frameworks—Guidance for Energy Efficiency Portfolios Funded by Utility Customers." (2018).

2017

Schiller, Steven R, Katie Rich, David Brightwell, and Annette Beitel."Technical Reference Manuals (TRMs) for Energy Efficiency Evaluation Measurement and Verification." (2017).

Schiller, Steven R, Snuller Price, Tom Eckman, Deborah Reynolds, and Jamie Barber."Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Energy Efficiency Portfolios." (2017).

Leventis, Greg, Steven R Schiller, Chris Kramer, and Lisa C Schwartz."Energy Upgrades at City-Owned Facilities: Understanding Accounting for Energy Efficiency Financing Options." (2017).

Schiller, Steven R, Greg Leventis, Tom Eckman, and Sean Murphy."SEE Action Guide for States: Guidance on Establishing and Maintaining Technical Reference Manuals for Energy Efficiency Measures." (2017).

Schiller, Steven R, Michael Li, Arlis Reynolds, Ellen Fraconi, and Tim Guiterman."Advances in Efficiency EM&V - DOE’s Uniform Methods Project and M&V 2.0." (2017).

Hoffman, Ian M, Charles A Goldman, Gregory M Rybka, Greg Leventis, Lisa C Schwartz, Alan H Sanstad, and Steven R Schiller."Estimating the cost of saving electricity through U.S. utility customer-funded energy efficiency programs."Energy Policy 104 (2017) 1-12. DOI

Frick, Natalie Mims, Steven R Schiller, Elizabeth Stuart, Lisa C Schwartz, Chris Kramer, and Richard Faesy."Evaluation of U.S. Building Energy Benchmarking and Transparency Programs: Attributes, Impacts, and Best Practices." (2017).

Schiller, Steven R, Jennifer Potter, David Kathan, Mark S Martinez, and Peter Langbein."Introduction to Wholesale and Retail Demand Response with a Focus on Measurement and Verification." (2017).

Schiller, Steven R, Michael Li, Molly Cripps, Rodney Sobin, Peter L Therkelsen, and Elizabeth Stuart."Consistency and Coordination of Energy Efficiency EM&V and Reporting."Energy Efficiency EM&V Webinar Series (2017).

Schwartz, Lisa C, Max Wei, William R Morrow III, Jeff Deason, Steven R Schiller, Greg Leventis, Sarah Josephine Smith, Woei Ling Leow, Todd Levin, Steven Plotkin, Yan Zhou, and Joseph Teng."Electricity end uses, energy efficiency, and distributed energy resources baseline." (2017).

2016

Schiller, Steven R, Lisa Skumatz, Juan Pablo Carvallo, Jessica Burdette, and Matt Klucher."Evaluating and Quantifying the Non-Energy Impacts of Energy Efficiency."Energy Efficiency EM&V Webinar Series (2016).

Schiller, Steven R, Tom Short, Jim Parks, and Josh Rushton."Opportunities and EM&V for Improving Electricity Distribution Efficiency."Energy Efficiency EM&V Webinar Series (2016).

Schiller, Steven R, C Anna Spurlock, Annika Todd-Blick, and Bill Saxonis."Evaluation of Residential Behavior-Based Programs."Energy Efficiency EM&V Webinar Series (2016).

Schiller, Steven R, Robert G Ozar, Carmen Best, and Jeff Harris."Setting Baselines for Planning and Evaluation of Efficiency Programs."Energy Efficiency EM&V Webinar Series (2016).

Schiller, Steven R, Jennifer Easler, Chuck Rea, and Tina Jayaweera."Using Deemed Savings and Technical Reference Manuals for Efficiency Programs and Projects."Energy Efficiency EM&V Webinar Series (2016).

Schiller, Steven R, Jennifer Meissner, Katie Rich, and Fred Gordon."Planning and Budgeting for the Evaluation of Energy Efficiency Programs."Energy Efficiency EM&V Webinar Series (2016).

Schiller, Steven R."Introduction to Technical Reference Manuals (TRMs) for Kentucky Energy Efficiency Programs." (2016).