The Energy Efficiency Standards (EES) group analyzes technical, economic, and environmental aspects of energy use in all sectors, both in the U.S. and internationally.

Composed of staff from various academic disciplines, EES has developed a unique and powerful set of core capabilities. EES expertise extends from new technology assessment, to detailed demand modeling, to cost-benefit assessments, to uncertainty and variability analyses, to complex marginal energy price analyses, to product penetration and distributional analyses using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). EES works on project analysis regionally, nationally, and worldwide.

Working under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy, EES has primary responsibility for analyzing and reporting on the impacts and savings potential of energy efficiency performance standards on a range of products including: home appliances and equipment, electric motors, distribution transformers, and commercial air conditioning.

Other areas of expertise include:

• Cost-benefit analysis (from consumer, manufacturer, government, and environmental perspectives)
• Technology assessment and engineering design option analysis
• Residential and commercial energy modeling and forecasting
• Analysis of marginal energy prices for residential, commercial, and industrial sectors
• Uncertainty and variability analysis of input variables for life-cycle cost analyses
• Distributional analyses (including use of GIS)
• Market analysis (including use of GIS)
• Analysis of efficiency standards and labels worldwide as well as potential for regional harmonization
• Analysis of appliance and lighting test laboratory capabilities
• Analysis of global residential energy demand