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A Dynamic Look at EV managed charging and grid resource potential
Opinion Dynamics conducted a technology field test with two vendors that control chargers directly (ChargePoint® and Enel X®) and one...
A Dynamic Look at Customers’ Perceptions of EV Managed Charging
Opinion Dynamics conducted a field test in the summer of 2021 to test EV charging controls in Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)...
Cooking: The trickiest puzzle piece for building electrification
Municipal efforts to decarbonize new construction homes and buildings have been making the news lately. Customers have largely been...
CPUC: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Installer Study for HVAC Rooftop Package Units & Heat Pump Water Heaters
A challenge in the industry for HVAC packaged rooftop units (RTU) and heat pump water heaters (HPWH) is that poor quality installations do...
California Energy Commission: Zero Energy Residential Optimization Study
The California Energy Commission (CEC) granted Electric Program Investment Charge funds to support the design and construction of a...
Ameren Illinois: Energy Efficiency Program Portfolio Evaluation
Opinion Dynamics has served as Ameren Illinois’ research and evaluation partner since the start of their energy efficiency portfolio in...
Portland General Electric: Transportation Network Company Drivers
Oregon is one of 15 states that have Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulations in place, which targets 30% ZEV sales by 2030. Portland...
Portland General Electric: Understanding Barriers to EV Adoption for Environmental Justice Communities
Portland General Electric (PGE) is one of the first utilities in the US to launch a coordinated set of Transportation Electrification (TE)...
Ameren Missouri: Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Portfolio Evaluation
Ameren Missouri has been offering energy efficiency programs to its customers since 2009. Opinion Dynamics is leading the annual...
Pacific gas and electric company (PG&E): San Joaquin Valley disadvantaged communities – data gathering project
Under contract with PG&E, the Joint Utilities of California engaged Opinion Dynamics in a data gathering project across 179...
California Public Utilities Commission: Residential Finance Market Characterization Study
Opinion Dynamics led an innovative and strategic market study to characterize California’s residential energy efficiency finance market....
Consolidated Edison – Grid Innovative Pricing Pilot Planning and Evaluation Support
Since 2018 Opinion Dynamics has been evaluating and conducting customer research for Consolidated Edison’s (Con Edison’s) Innovative...
California IOUs Residential Opt-In TOU Pilot
In 2016, California’s three largest investor-owned utilities (IOUs) conducted residential opt-in time-of-use (TOU) pilots, with each IOU...
Pacific Gas & Electric Company: Electric Vehicle Automated Demand Response Study
Pacific Gas & Electric Company: Electric Vehicle Automated Demand Response Study California is leading the nation in electric vehicle...
PSE&G Long Island: Heat Pump Space and Water Market Characterization
PSE&G Long Island is committed to achieving 1 TBTU of residential and commercial heat pump savings by 2025, in line with New York’s...
STATE OF CALIFORNIA: Heat Pump Market Baseline and Characterization
California has some of the most comprehensive and ambitious clean energy policies in the world. Senate Bill 100[1] commits...