Research & Publications
New: Engaging as Partners in Energy Efficiency: Multifamily Housing and Utilities
January 26, 2012
Energy efficiency upgrades in multifamily buildings could save building owners and residents up to $3.4 billion nationwide, according to a report released today by CNT Energy and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). Engaging as Partners in Energy Efficiency: Multifamily Housing and Utilities demonstrates that energy use in multifamily buildings can be reduced substantially, and cost-effective upgrades can result in utility cost savings of 15 to 30 percent in buildings with five or more residential units. The key to unlocking the savings, the report finds, is for energy utilities and apartment building owners to work together more closely to develop effective energy efficiency policies.
Click here to download the full report.
Click here to download the slides from the February 13 Webinar discussing this report.
CNT Energy Policy
Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Chicago » 187.0 KB
Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Chicago: Emissions Inventories and Reduction Strategies for Chicago and its Metropolitan Region - NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Great Lakes Research.
Potential Customer Benefits from the Smart Grid » 1.7 MB
Residential hourly pricing programs have been operating in Illinois for the past seven years. In that time, the 22,000 households that have participated have saved 10 percent to 16 percent on average. Now, new data from ComEd’s Smart Meter pilot confirms that more widespread hourly pricing participation would result in substantial customer benefits.
A Bright Future for the Heartland » 2.2 MB
CNTe's Policy Director Anne McKibbin contributed to this report by the Union for Concerned Scientists on the future of renewable energy in the Midwest.
White Paper on Real-Time Pricing in IL » 101.3 KB
Bringing Residential Real-Time Pricing to Scale in Illinois: Policy Recommendations
Dynamic Pricing and Smart Grid
The Dynamic Pricing Mousetrap » 116.0 KB
Presented at ACEEE 2010
Evaluating Residential Real-Time Pricing: Connecting Customer Response to Energy Market Impacts » 130.9 KB
2009 Power Smart Pricing Annual Report » 5.1 MB
2006 ESPP Annual Report » 286.9 KB
2005 ESPP Annual Report » 60.1 KB
2004 ESPP Annual Report » 45.0 KB
2003 ESPP Annual Report » 165.3 KB
2008 Power Smart Pricing Annual Report » 3.6 MB
2007 Power Smart Pricing Annual Report » 4.9 MB
Making Waves » 231.7 KB
Presented at ACEEE 2008
Energy Efficient Buildings
Engaging as Partners in Energy Efficiency - MF Housing and Utilities » 1.2 MB
Regional Green Building Case Study: Year Two Report » 2.1 MB
The Regional Green Building Case Study, also referred
to as the Illinois LEED Study or the Study in this
report, is a multiyear project to collect and analyze
post-occupancy data from Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED®) certified
projects in Illinois. It is among the first of such
studies to have a regional focus and to provide
ongoing analysis to participants on a wide variety
of metrics.
Re-energizing Illinois - Building Real Demand for Energy Efficiency » 681.9 KB
Regional Green Building Case Study Project: A post-occupancy study of LEED projects in Illinois » 3.5 MB
Regional Energy Planning
Regional Building Energy Efficiency System » 819.3 KB
Final Report;
Prepared by Center for Neighborhood Technology;
Funded by The Chicago Community Trust
Chicago's Guide to Completing Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy » 1.2 MB
Chicago Regional Energy Snapshot - Appendix A & B » 1.3 MB
Chicago Regional Energy Snapshot » 1.8 MB
Chicago Climate Action Plan » 7.6 MB
Kane County Energy Plan - Section 2 » 863.1 KB
Kane County Energy Plan - Section 1 » 6.3 MB
Kane County Energy Plan - Introduction » 1.3 MB
Kane County Energy Plan - Executive Summary » 599.6 KB
Kane County Energy Plan - Appendicies A-F » 2.5 MB
Elgin Energy Analysis » 611.3 KB
CNT Energy is a part of the consultant team developing the Elgin Sustainability Plan for the City of Elgin. This multi-phase plan will include multiple deliverables, and the Elgin Energy Analysis is one that examines community-wide energy consumption and the potential for savings through a variety of energy efficiency strategies.
