Intent to impact: United States case studies on equity measurement in energy efficiency programming
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.66506/essp.9-089-26 | Journal eISSN: 2001-7960
Language: English
Page range: 55 - 55
Submitted on: Mar 17, 2026
Accepted on: Sep 4, 2026
Published on: Sep 17, 2026
Published by: European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee)
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© 2026 Emily Hogan, Amanda Pham Haines, Alicia Davis, Alex Novie, Brendan Dagher, Briana Kane, Laura Osburn, Grecia Elenes, Kira Ashby, Laney Sullivan, Atticus Makuch, Carinel LeGrand, published by European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee)
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