National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency
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this Webinar Series This Webinar series will cover a range of issues and challenges currently faced by commissions, energy offices, and other entities working to advance evaluation, measurement, and verification (EM&V). It will highlight the key EM&V issues and challenges, and provide information on the resources available to help jurisdictions achieve their evaluation objectives. This Webinar series is intended primarily for staff from Public Utility Commissions and State Energy Offices who are getting started with EM&V or seeking to expand and improve their methods. Participants are encouraged to invite evaluation stakeholders in their jurisdictions – such as utilities, evaluation consultants, and other affected parties – to participate. Specific EM&V topics covered in this EM&V Webinar series will be selected by participants, and presentations will feature their direct experience, strategies, and approaches. For more information contact Nikolaas Dietsch via email or at 202-343-9299. The Importance of EM&V Improving energy efficiency in our homes, businesses, schools, governments, and industries – which consume more than 70 percent of the natural gas and electricity used in the country – is one of the most constructive, cost-effective ways to address the challenges of high energy prices, energy security and independence, air pollution, and global climate change. To ensure the success of policies and programs that treat efficiency as an energy resource on par with generation, it is critical that EM&V is robust, transparent, and credible. Key evaluation objectives include:
For basic information about EM&V, including definitions, the evaluation process, and ways in which evaluation results are used, see: http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-programs/state-and-local/evaluating.html |