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Scott Pigg
Principal Project Manager
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Scott's obsession with data and technology monitoring has served him well in the field research and statistical analysis projects he leads for the Energy Center. Scott designs and implements studies assessing energy efficiency and renewable energy market opportunities and strategies. He also conducts numerous monitoring studies designed to reveal how well energy efficient equipment functions in the field.
Scott leads the Energy Center's residential building performance research activities. Scott has a Master of Science Degree in Land Resources with a certificate in Energy Analysis and Policy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Scott's work includes
- Central Air Conditioning in Wisconsin: A Compilation of Recent Field Research
Central air conditioning is an important and fast-growing electrical load among Wisconsin households ... - Dehumidification and Subslab Ventilation in Wisconsin Homes
Does subslab ventilation (Active Soil Depressurization) reduce basement humidity loads and what is the impact on electric loads? These were the two questions Energy Center researchers tried to answer through this field study ... - Electricity Savings Opportunities for Home Electronics and Other Plug-In Devices in Minnesota Homes: A Technical and Behavioral Field Assessment
This report summarizes an investigation of electricity savings opportunities in Minnesota homes related to home electronics and other plug-in devices ... - Energy Savings Opportunities with Home Electronics and Other
Plug-Load Devices: Results from a Minnesota Field Study
This paper presents the results of a comprehensive study of residential plug-in devices in Minnesota ... - A Field Study of Exterior Duct Leakage in New Wisconsin Homes
This report summarizes a field study of exterior duct leakage in 19 new Wisconsin homes ... - Habits, Adjustments, or Acquisitions: What Behaviors Will Minnesotans Change to Stay Above Average?
At the Behavior, Energy and Climate Change Conference (November 2009), Scott Pigg and Ingo Bensch presented preliminary findings from a field study that points to untapped opportunities for residential energy savings ... - Plugging into savings
The Energy Center of Wisconsin, with the funding support of the Minnesota Office of Energy Security and Minnesota Power Company, directed a timely consumer electronics field study on behaviors and usage patterns of homes across the State of MN ... - A Reflection of Ourselves...How Households Interact with In-Home
Feedback Devices: Results from a Treatment/Control Experiment
This paper presents the results of an assessment of the electricity savings from such a device (BlueLine Innovation's PowerCost Monitor (PCM)), and shows that savings are dependent upon individual household behavior ... - Scouting for Residential Electricity Savings
In this webcast, co-principal investigators Scott Pigg and Ingo Bensch present results from "Plugging into savings," a field research project funded by the Minnesota Office of Energy Security and Minnesota Power Company ...