Energy Conservation A New Force Has Entered the Scene: The Residential End-user, and "Sophisticated Convenience"

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  • Lewis M. Kwit President, EIS Incorporated

Abstract

In September, Lewis Kwit accepted a prestigious “Pioneer Award” at the
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Anniversary Awards Banquet for his services as described in this two-part se-
ries. Only ten companies among many talented organizations were so recog-
nized.
In addition to an internal evaluation panel, four external reviewers-
Howard Geller, head of ACEEE, David Nemtzow, head of the Alliance to Save
Energy, Pat Curren from the Energy Association, and Warren Smith, formerly
from NYSEG—confirmed the merits of the analysis presented in these articles by
authors Kwit and Kincaid.

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Author Biography

Lewis M. Kwit, President, EIS Incorporated

Lewis M. Kwit is the founder and president of Energy Investment Systems, Inc., a corporation that specializes in implementing energy savings and related improvements in multifamily buildings. Over the past sixteen years, EIS has developed financing strategies that access a variety of public and private programs, from governmental incentives to commercial bank loans, in order to rehabilitate multifamily buildings in low and moderate income communities.

Earlier, Mr. Kwit worked as an independent energy policy consultant, and had directed a national energy policy project for the Cooper Union Research Foundation. He worked with a policy committee of energy directors from fifteen of the nation's largest cities to developzoning ordinances that promote energy efficiency and financing of energy conservation for multifamily buildings.

Currently, under a NYSERDA contract, he is developing methods to aggregate apartment energy usage to save about 25% of electric costs. E.I.S. Inc., 145 E. 57th St., 8th Floor, New York, NY 10022 (p) 212- 366-6661, (f) 212-366-5557; eisincorp@aol.com

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Published

2023-09-30

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Kwit, L. M. . (2023). Energy Conservation A New Force Has Entered the Scene: The Residential End-user, and "Sophisticated Convenience". Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment, 20(3), 31–49. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/SPEE/article/view/20473

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