A paper entitled “Do-it Yourself Home Energy Audit: Tricks and Techniques” by Joe Lopes has been accepted by a peer-review panel and Joe will be presenting the paper at the August 16-18, 2011 International Energy Program Evaluation Conference (IEPEC) in Boston.  The paper discusses some low-cost metering options and results that can help home-owners and energy program evaluators understand “miscellaneous” energy use and presents some interesting results on metering electronic devices, the primary source of “vampire” usage.

8/12/2010: A paper on the FPL thermostat Pilot results co-authored by Joe Lopes and Pat Agnew of Florida Power & Light has been accepted by the ACEEE review panel for the 2010 ACEEE Summer Study Conference in Pacific Grove, CA this August 12-15, 2010.  Joe Lopes will attend and present the paper.

11/5/2006: The AEE Long Island Chapter web site, co-designed by Joe Lopes, was awarded “Best Chapter Web Site – Domestic” by the AEE parent organization.