TY - CHAP U1 - Konferenzveröffentlichung A1 - Nadel, Steven A1 - Thomas, Stefan A1 - Kiyar, Dagmar A1 - Dunst, Chris ED - Laitinen Lindström, Therese T1 - The changing utility industry and opportunities to improve energy efficiency : insights from the U.S., Germany and Australia N2 - The electric utility sector in Australia, Germany and the U.S. are all going through major changes driven by declining sales, increasing use of distributed energy sources and policy responses to global climate change. This paper discusses efforts in each of these countries to reform their electric industries, address climate change and promote energy efficiency. Going forward, we see a role for government, utilities and private market energy efficiency efforts in all three countries, although the emphasis will vary by country and will evolve over time. Where all three parties can work together with a common vision, reform efforts are likely to be more successful and more sustained. In all three countries the future is uncertain. In the face of this uncertainty, energy efficiency supporters need to keep abreast of these changes, and find more flexible and nimble policy strategies for energy efficiency to prosper, as the future is likely to unfold in unexpected ways. T2 - First fuel now : ECEEE 2015 Summer Study ; 1-6 June 2015, Toulon/Hyères, France ; proceedings Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-59481 UN - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-59481 SP - 47 EP - 58 PB - Europ. Council for an Energy Efficient Economy CY - Stockholm PB - Europ. Council for an Energy Efficient Economy CY - Stockholm ER -