AcknowledgementsWe thank the California Energy Commission for supporting this research effort to gain a deeper understanding of the response of businesses and local governments to the California energy crisis. The Commission recognized that this was a unique opportunity to learn more about the energy behavior of organizations. In particular, we thank our project manager at the Commission, Sylvia Bender, for her support and substantive contributions throughout the project.We also appreciate the support of the program managers and administrators at the California Energy Commission who provided us with detailed information about their programs as well as with participant contact information. These were very important to our research effort.Finally, we wish to thank the many individuals from public and private organizations that were willing to talk with us and share their experiences from the California energy crisis.iii

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