Emerging issues in the evaluation of energy-efficiency programs: the US experience |
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| Authors: | Edward Vine Nick Hall Kenneth M. Keating Martin Kushler Ralph Prahl |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA;(2) California Institute for Energy and Environment, University of California Energy Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA;(3) TecMarket Works, Oregon, WI, USA;(4) American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Washington, DC, USA;(5) Prahl & Associates, Fremont, CA, USA |
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| Abstract: | The evaluation, measurement, and verification (EM&V) of energy-efficiency programs has a rich and extensive history in the United States, dating back to the late 1970s. During this time, many different kinds of EM&V issues have been addressed: technical (primarily focusing on EM&V methods and protocols), policy (primarily focusing on how EM&V results will be used by energy-efficiency program managers and policymakers), and infrastructure (primarily focusing on the development of EM&V professionals and an EM&V workforce). We address the issues that are currently important and/or are expected to become more critical in the coming years. We expect many of these issues will also be relevant for a non-US audience, particularly as more attention is paid to the reliability of energy savings and carbon emissions reductions from energy-efficiency programs. |
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