Publication | April 11, 2023 by Rachel Krogman and Shannon Stendel
Manufactured Home Contractor Research
Xcel Energy is considering including a manufactured retrofit program in their next Minnesota Conservation Improvement Program filing.
Slipstream and our partner CEE researched contractor perspectives on manufactured homes. It can be difficult to find contractors who will work on manufactured homes and some weatherization agencies don’t provide manufactured homes services.
This presentation provides an update on Slipstream's research.
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Publication | March 13, 2023 by
New Homes Baseline and Market Characterization Study
This report summarizes a 2017 study that sought to better understand the characteristics of—and market for—new
single-family homes in Wisconsin. More
Publication | March 1, 2023 by Shannon Stendel and Rachel Krogman
Great Lakes Energy Manufactured Home Replacement Research Report
Great Lakes Energy (GLE) is interested in exploring a manufactured home replacement program. This report shares the results from a literature review, as well as interviews with various manufactured home and housing stakeholders. It will explore the opportunities and challenges for GLE to consider with the implementation of a manufactured home replacement program. More
Publication | January 12, 2023 by Shannon Stendel and Rachel Krogman
Delivering Energy Savings to Residents of Manufactured Homes
This 2017 presentation reports on the outcomes of pilots in 2015 and a 2016-2017 program to make recommendations around the value of utility programs that serve the manufactured housing market. With benefits like demand reduction, community engagement, workforce development, and more, this presentation dispels myths around manufactured housing, offers lessons learned, and gives suggestions for utility program design for manufactured homes.
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Publication | January 10, 2023 by Maddie Koolbeck
Integrating Efficiency with Health in Commercial Buildings Post-Pandemic
This study combines a survey of commercial building managers and energy analysis to better understand energy use in a post-pandemic environment. More
Publication | December 14, 2022 by Kevin Frost
Cold Climate Variable Refrigerant Flow Program Study
Slipstream completed a study on variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems in Wisconsin to understand the market barriers—and typical energy and cost savings—for a VRF program framework in Wisconsin.
Date of presentation: June 30, 2021
Presenters: Greg Marsicek, Scott Hackel More
Publication | December 14, 2022 by Kevin Frost
Cold Climate Variable Refrigerant Flow Program Study
Slipstream completed a study on VRF systems in Wisconsin to understand the market barriers, the typical energy and cost savings and to develop a program framework. More
Publication | November 8, 2022 by Lee Shaver
Microgrid feasibility study for Madison Streets and Engineering facilities
Slipstream completed a microgrid feasibility study for the city of Madison, WI. This presentation includes an overview of the project, explains key concepts such as microgrids, and shares takeaways and next steps. More
Publication | November 8, 2022 by Maddie Koolbeck
Microgrid feasibility for municipal applications
Slipstream completed microgrid feasibility studies on existing sites in two Wisconsin cities, Madison and Sun Prairie. This presentation gives an overview of each study, including results and takeaways. More
Publication | October 25, 2022 by Justin Margolies
Scoping Study: Electrifying New Homes in Dane County
This study assesses the opportunity for new high-performance all-electric homes in Dane County. More