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TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11
MEASURING ENERGY SAVINGS FROM ENERGY CODE AND APPLIANCE STANDARDS
Moderator: Isaac Elnecave, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
- Panel Studies: Utilities C&S Federal Advocacy – Policy Considerations for Calculating Net Attributable Savings – Paula Gruendling, California Public Utilities Commission and Ken Keating [presentation not available]
- Cracking the Code: Impact Evaluation Methods of ARRA-Funded Energy Code Initiatives – Jeff Perkins, ERS and Tim Pettit, DNV GL [presentation]
- How Do We Know Commercial Codes Deliver Energy Savings? Designing and Testing a New Methodology for Assessing Commercial Code Compliance – Poppy Storm, Ecotope and Steve Phoutrides, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance [presentation not available]
- Impacts Evaluation of Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards in Mexico since 2000 – Michael McNeil, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [presentation not available]
CREATING THE FUTURE – MAKING EVALUATION COUNT
Moderator: Carol White, National Grid
- When Failure Can Be a Resounding Success: The Demonstration Project – Arlis Reynolds, Cadmus and Kim Crossman, National Grid [presentation]
- Evaluation and Regulatory Teamwork: Closing the Custom M&V Gap – Kris Bradley, Itron and Peter Lai, California Public Utilities Commission [presentation]
- How to Show the Implementer What to Do Next – Erik Mellen, Eversource Energy and Susan Haselhorst, ERS [presentation]
- Quality is Job #1 – Bill Saxonis, New York State Department of Public Service [presentation]
IF YOU WANT TO SEE MARKET EFFECTS, YOU HAVE TO TAKE A BREATH AND LOOK FOR THEM
Moderator: Ken Keating
- Effective Practices for the Evaluation of Market Transformation Efforts – Monica Nevius, NMR Group and Lynn Hoefgen, NMR Group [presentation not available]
- Evaluating the Market Effects of the Better Buildings Neighborhood Program – Greg Clendenning, NMR Group and Nicole Rosenberg, NMR Group [presentation not available]
- Over the Hill? A Look at a Mature Mid-Stream Residential Appliance Program – Scott Dimetrosky, Apex Analytics and Noah Lieb, Apex Analytics [presentation not available]
FOR THE NUMBERS: EVALUATION METHODS
Moderator: Iris Sulyma, Research 4 Results
- Practical Guidance for Selecting Opt-In Research Designs: Addressing Methodological Trade-Offs and Avoiding Common Pitfalls – Lucy Morris, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Brian Arthur Smith, Pacific Gas and Electric Company [presentation]
- Comparison of Bayesian Billing Analysis to Pooled Fixed Effects and Variable-Base Degree-Day – Benjamin Hannas, Ecotope [presentation]
- Cage Match or Happy Couple? Engineering Simulation Models and Billing Analysis – Lauren Gage, Bonneville Power Administration [presentation]
- Measurement Uncertainty and Risk in Measurement and Verification Projects – Herman Carstens, Centre for New Energy Systems, University of Pretoria and Xiaohua Xia, Centre for New Energy Systems, University of Pretoria [presentation not available]
QUICK TAKES: TIMELY, RELIABLE NEEDS-FOCUSED EVALUATION: OBTAINING AND APPLYING DATA WITHIN A POLICY STRUCTURE THAT VALUES EVALUATION AND APPLIES THE RESULTS
Moderator: Nick Hall, Evaluation Management and Oversight Services and Jessica Burdette, Minnesota Department of Commerce
- Steady Hand at the Wheel: Using an Incremental, Systematic Approach to Promote an Evaluation Culture in a Federal Organization – Yaw Agyeman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [presentation]
- Development of Order-Independent Waterfall Graphics to Enable Comprehensive Understanding of Impact Evaluation Results – Robert Kasman, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Adam Scheer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company [presentation]
- Understanding Your Customers: The Effects of Seasonality on Energy Savings on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard – Jake Millette, Opinion Dynamics and Martin Poirier, Dunsky Energy Consulting [presentation]
- Vacation Destination Nantucket – No Walk in the Park When You Are on an Island: Conducting Residential Metering Study and Site Visits on Nantucket Island – Jeff Cropp, Cadmus and Aquila Velonis, Cadmus [presentation]
- From Before to BECAR: How Comprehensive Reviews Improve a Portfolio – Bing Tso, SBW Consulting and Bill Hopkins, Puget Sound Energy [presentation]
- International Database of Efficient Appliances (IDEA): A Novel Tool for Efficiency Program Development and Evaluation – Brian Gerke, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Michael McNeil, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [presentation]
- Potential Studies – Aligning Achievable Potential with Local Market Conditions and Policy or Planning Objectives through an Innovative Approach to Economic Screening – Jim Herndon, Nexant and David Jacot, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power [presentation]
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 11
EVALUATING THE DEMAND AND ENERGY IMPACTS OF STATIC AND DYNAMIC TIME-BASED PRICING FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS: THREE CASE STUDIES
Moderator: Steven Braithwait, Christensen Associates Energy Consulting
- Final Results from SMUD’s SmartPricing Options Pilot – Stephen George, Nexant and Nate Toyama, SMUD [presentation]
- Analysis of Ontario’s Full Scale Roll-out of TOU Rates – Neil Lessem, The Brattle Group and Ahmad Faruqui, The Brattle Group [presentation not available]
- Baby, It’s Cold Outside: 2014 Polar Vortex Impacts on Residential Dynamic Electricity Pricing Programs – David Becker, Elevate Energy [presentation not available]
AGGREGATED PROGRAM IMPACTS (FROM THE TOP DOWN)
Moderator: Elizabeth Titus, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
- Making Sense of 1,000 Program Results: How are DSM Programs Really Performing? – Rachel Reiss Buckley, E Source and Mark Brown, QuadROI [presentation]
- Rolling Up IOU Account-Level Data to Measure Savings from the Top-Down – Noel Stevens, DNV GL and Monica Cohen, Columbia Gas of Massachusetts [presentation]
- The View from the Top: Top-Down Estimation of Program Savings Using Utility-Level Data in Massachusetts – Ferit Ucar, Environmental Defense Fund and Noel Stevens, DNV GL [presentation not available]
IT’S FOUNDATIONAL: DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING AMAZING BASELINE STUDIES
Moderator: Allison Mace, Bonneville Power Administration
- Swimming Against the Tide—Gauging HVAC Quality Installation and Quality Maintenance Program Efforts to Establish a Foothold in the Market – Rohit Vaidya, NMR Group [presentation]
- A Guiding Light for Market Effects Research: Lessons Learned from LED Baseline Development across Multiple Regions – Kristina Kelly, DNV GL and Mitch Rosenberg, DNV GL [presentation]
THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS: INSIGHTS GAINED THROUGH METRICS
Moderator: Riley Hastings, Eversource Energy
- What Have We Learned about Success and Its Drivers in Comprehensive Residential Upgrade Programs? – Marjorie McRae, Research Into Action and Jordan Folks, Research Into Action [presentation]
- Benchmarking and Best Practices Research: Making it Real – Joseph Forcillo, Consumers Energy and Jill Steiner, Cadmus [presentation]
PANEL: CAN WE CREATE A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK THAT ENCOURAGES MARKET EFFECTS? [presentation]
Moderator: Robert Wirtshafter, Wirtshafter Associates
Panelists:
- Ken Keating, Independent Consultant
- Ralph Prahl, Prahl & Associates
- Brian Arthur Smith, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- Jennifer Meissner, NYSERDA
Matching Demand Response With Incentives That Work. Possible?
Moderator: Ed Thomas, PLMA
- The Matchmaker: Methods for Predicting Participation and Finding the Best Demand Response Programs for Customers – Alan Elliott, Opinion Dynamics and Olivia Patterson, Opinion Dynamics [presentation]
- The Price is Right: The Minimum Incentive Level Commercial Customers Need to Participate in Demand Response – Debbie Brannan, Navigant and Jesse Feinberg, Consolidated Edison [presentation]
- Residential Customers Response to Critical Peak Events of Electricity: Green Mountain Power Experience – Suman Gautam, DNV GL and Seth Blumsack, Penn State University [presentation]
- Evaluating a Behavioral Demand Response Trial in Japan: Evidence from a One-Year Experiment – Toshihiro Mukai, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry and Ken-ichiro Nishio, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry [presentation]
IN THE WORLD OF BASELINE DEVELOPMENT, ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL
Moderator: Christopher Frye, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
- The Oracle Peers through a Window: Using a Delphi Approach to Estimate Impacts of Windows Programs – Noah Lieb, Apex Analytics and Sarah Castor, Energy Trust of Oregon [presentation]
- Watch Your Next Step – Continuing Change in the Northwest New Homes Market – John Boroski, Evergreen Economics and Anu Teja, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance [presentation]
- The Humpty Dumpty of Heating: Piecing Together an Understanding of Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump Usage in the Northeast – Danielle Vitoff, Navigant and Matt Nelson, Eversource Energy [presentation]
SHEDDING LIGHT ON HOURS OF USE
Moderator: Scott Dimetrosky, Apex Analytics
- Getting Over the Hump: Leveraging Multi-Year, Site-Specific Impact Evaluation to Derive C&I Lighting Parameters – Heather Lisle, Navigant and Ryan Powanda, Navigant [presentation]
- A Lighting Study to Stand the Test of Time: Exploring the Results of a Residential Lighting Designed to Produce Lasting Data – David Barclay, NMR Group and Ralph Prahl, Prahl Associates [presentation]
- Are You Turned On? A Hierarchical Modeling Approach for Estimating Lighting Hours of Use – Lisa Wilson-Wright, NMR Group and Andrew Correia, SessionM [presentation not available]
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
Moderator: Dick Spellman, GDS Associates, Inc.
- Telling the “Story” of Program Influence for Custom Programs in California – Jennifer Fagan, Itron and Michael Rufo, Itron [presentation]
- Standard Approach to Non-Standard Industrial Projects – Kevin Warren, Warren Energy Engineering and Carter Membrino, Warren Energy Engineering [presentation]
- Improvements in SEM Program Impact Evaluation Methods: Lessons Learned from Several Recent Projects – Heidi Ochsner, Cadmus [presentation]
NEW MARKETS FOR HEAT PUMPS?
Moderator: Taghi Alereza, ADM Associates
- The Next New Thing—Is It Really That Good? – John Proctor, Proctor Engineering [presentation not available]
- A Ductless Heat Pump in Every Pot… or Home? – Justin Spencer, Navigant [presentation not available]
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 12
HIGHER STAKES AND MORE COMPLEX PROGRAMS: ENHANCING THE EVALUATION PROCESS
Moderator: Carla Frisch, U.S. Department of Energy
- How Much Evaluation Is Enough? – Marc Collins, Itron [presentation]
- To Do or Not to Do Redux: Triggering an Impact Evaluation – Susan Haselhorst, ERS and Erik Mellen, Eversource Energy [presentation not available]
- Administering, Managing and Overseeing Large-Scale Portfolio Evaluations – Formulas for Success – Nick Hall, Evaluation Management and Oversight Services [presentation]
- What’s in Your EM&V Genome? Improving Transparency and the Understanding of EM&V Practices through Standardized Reporting – Julie Michals, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships [presentation]
LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS: USING EM&V TO INFORM PROGRAM DESIGN, DELIVERY, AND FUTURE POTENTIAL
Moderator: Laura Schauer, ILLUME Advising
- There Is No Such Thing As a Free Lunch: Insights on Low-Income Customers’ Willingness to Participate in a “No Cost” Direct Install Program – Carol Edwards, Southern California Edison and Tami Rasmussen, Evergreen Economics [presentation]
- Barriers and Solutions to Achieving Potential Savings in Whole-House Low-Income Weatherization Programs – Jacqueline Berger, APPRISE [presentation]
- Goodbye Warm Front: Evaluating the Delivery of Energy Efficiency Retrofits in Low-Income Homes in England from 2005 to 2012 – Ian Hamilton, University College London and Paolo Agnolucci, University College London [presentation]
- Getting Our Ducts in a Row: Using Evaluation Results to Create a Statewide Weatherization Program – Katherine Johnson, Johnson Consulting Group and Matt Klucher, Arkansas Public Service Commission [presentation]
COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT SELF-REPORTS DON’T ADD UP: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE AND IMPLICATIONS
Moderator: Bobbi Tannenbaum, BTan Consulting
- Survey Data vs. Energy Audits: Comparing Two Forms of Data Collection in the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey – Bill McNary, S. Energy Information Administration and Carolyn Hronis, U.S. Energy Information Administration [presentation]
- Don’t Phone It In – On-Sites are Necessary: Self-Report vs. On-Site Data Collection – Priya Sathe, Itron and Lisa Paulo, California Public Utilities Commission [presentation]
- The Surveys Are In! A Comparison of Three Commercial Market Share Data Collection Methods – Samantha Cole, Itron and Priya Sathe, Itron [presentation]
QUICK TAKES: BEHAVIOR & DATA
Moderator: Tim Guiterman, EnergySavvy and Michael Li, U.S. Department of Energy
- Exploring Deep Savings: A Toolkit for Assessing Behavior-Based Energy Interventions – Beth Karlin, Univeristy of California, Irvine and Miriam Fischlein, Southern California Edison [presentation]
- Timing, Longevity, Depth: Investigating Customer Engagement in Residential Behavior Programs – Shannon Kahl, ILLUME Advising and Jan Cook, Accelerated Innovations [presentation]
- Moving the Needle: Measuring the Performance of an Energy Program Promotional Campaign – Paul Schwarz, Research Into Action and Mersiha McClaren, Research Into Action [presentation]
- Engaging Hard-to-Reach Program Participants: A Data-Based Comparison Across Recruitment Techiniques – Taylor Moseley, ADM Associates [presentation not available]
PANEL: EVALUATION AND THE NEW VISION FOR DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES
Moderator: Jane Peters, Research Into Action
Panelists:
- Michael Ihesiaba, ConEd of New York
- Shahanna Samiullah, Southern California Edison
- Melissa Culbertson, CLEAResult
- Bill Saxonis, New York Department of Public Service
NEW CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS: REAL WORLD CONSIDERATIONS FOR PERFORMING EVALUATIONS
Moderator: David Weitz, CLEAResult
- Real Life Options for New Construction Evaluation – Carter Membrino, Warren Energy Engineering and Kevin Warren, Warren Energy Engineering [presentation]
- Optimizing the Post-Occupancy Evaluation Timeline for Commercial New Construction Simulation Modeling – Jeff Cropp, Cadmus and Rasika Savkar, Cadmus [presentation]
- New Construction Multifamily Building Recruitment—A “Full Contact” Game! – Pamela Rathbun, Tetra Tech [presentation]
RESIDENTIAL HEATING & COOLING
Moderator: Jeff Ihnen, Michaels Energy Group
- Data – Kindling for Fire(places): Using Data to Inform Program Design for High Efficiency Gas Fireplaces – Erika Kociolek, Energy Trust of Oregon and Phil Degens, Energy Trust of Oregon [presentation]
- Impacts of the OPA HVAC Installation Optimization Training Program on Realized Energy Efficiency of Retrofit AC Systems – Michael Sullivan, Nexant and Kausar Afrat, Independent Electrcity System Operator [presentation]
- To Condense, or Not to Condense? Installation Practices Leave Boiler Savings on the Table – Laura Tabor, Navigant and Tony Larson, National Grid [presentation]
- The Coil & Blade Project: Combining Field Work and Interval Data to Measure Impacts – Kelly Parmenter, Applied Energy Group and Donney Dorton, Oklahoma Gas & Electric [presentation]
COMPARISON GROUPS IN BEHAVIOR, DR & EE PROGRAM EVALUATION
Moderator: Tony Larson, National Grid
- Losing Control: What Will Happen if Randomized Controlled Trials are Phased Out of Behavioral Program Evaluation? – Josh Schellenberg, Nexant and Brian Arthur Smith, Pacific Gas and Electric Company [presentation]
- Matching and VIA: Quasi-Experimental Methods in a World of Imperfect Data – Eileen Hannigan, ILLUME Advising and Jan Cook, Accelerated Innovations [presentation]
- Matching for DR and EE Impacts – Seth Wayland, Opinion Dynamics [presentation]
QUICK TAKES: BRIGHT INSIGHTS: LIGHTING IMPACT MEASUREMENT AND PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS
Moderator: Jennifer Meissner, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and Glenn Reed, Energy Futures
- Market Lift: The Enigma of Incentive Program Redesign – Michael Strom, NMR Group and Matthew Nelson, Eversource Energy [presentation]
- What Light through Yonder Window Breaks? Methods to Study the Effects of Urban Canyons on Lighting Usage – Scott Walker, NMR Group and Victoria Engel-Fowles, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority [presentation]
- Updated National Lighting Usage Estimates Incorporating Two New Regional Metering Studies – Shawn Bodmann, DNV GL and Michael Poplawski, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory [presentation]
- Getting Your Energy Savings Out of Storage – Chad Telarico, DNV GL and William Blake, National Grid [presentation]
- Are the Lights Really ON? Leveraging a Cost Effective Approach to Estimate Lighting Usage in Nonresidential Buildings – David Gonzales, Itron and Brian McAuley, Itron [presentation]
- The Keystone of Energy Efficiency: New Approaches to Data Analysis Methods in a Mid-Atlantic State – Salil Gogte, Nexant [presentation]
PANEL: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: DATA ANALYTICS AND EVALUATION [presentation]
Moderator: Carmen Best, California Public Utilities Commission
Panelists:
- Tim Guiterman, EnergySavvy [presentation]
- Dan Violette, Navigant [presentation]
- Ryan Bliss, Research into Action [presentation]
- Ken Kolkebeck, First Fuel [presentation]
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 12
METHODS, METERS, AND MODELS: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO ESTIMATING SAVINGS
Moderator: Phil Bosco, Independent Electricity System Operator
- DR Impact Evaluation – Which Design and Analysis Method Is Right for What? – Craig Williamson, Applied Energy Group and Kelly Marrin, Applied Energy Group [presentation]
- Getting Everyone to “Yes”: Putting Efficiency Into Efficiency Programs by Standardizing Meter Data Analysis – Ethan Goldman, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation [presentation]
- Is More Always Better? A Comparison of Billing Regression Results Using Monthly, Daily and Hourly AMI Data – Stephen Grover, Evergreen Economics and John Cornwell, Evergreen Economics [presentation]
WILL THE REAL BASELINE PLEASE STAND UP!
Moderator: Robert Kasman, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- Ew, Gross! Cleaning Up Gross Baselines – Michael Rufo, Itron [presentation]
- Baseline or Bust: Calculating Savings for a Residential Heating Equipment Program – Kathryn Parlin, West Hill Energy and Computing and Tami Buhr, Opinion Dynamics [presentation]
- M&V Shootout: Setting the Stage for Testing the Performance of New Energy Baseline Models – Jessica Granderson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Samir Touzani, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [presentation]
POT O’ GOLD? EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF FINANCING INCENTIVES
Moderator: Jeremy Newberger, National Grid
- Impact Evaluation of Financing Programs – Emily Martin Fadrhonc, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Chris Kramer, Energy Futures Group [presentation]
- Show Me the Attribution: Recommended Methods for Estimating Impacts for Finance Programs – Megan Campbell, Opinion Dynamics and Katherine Randazzo, Opinion Dynamics [presentation]
- Who Dunnit? Determining Savings Attribution When Both Rebates and Financing Are Available – Stephen Grover, Evergreen Economics and Jenny Fraser, Evergreen Economics [presentation]
- The Impact of On-Bill Programs on Loan Performance: Evidence from the Green Jobs, Green New York Program – Jeff Deason, Goldman School of Public Policy at University of California, Berkeley [presentation]
QUICK TAKES: TACKLING RESIDENTIAL SURVEY AND DATA COLLECTION CHALLENGES
Moderator: Ingo Bensch, Evergreen Economics and Ellen Steiner, EMI Consulting
- Alternate Endings – A Tale of Two Surveys and Priming, Order Effect, and Other Biases – Gomathi Sadhasivan, DNV GL and Richard Barnes, DNV GL [presentation]
- How Abraham Lincoln Can Improve Your Survey: The Costs and Implications of Offering an Incentive and Mixed-Mode Survey – Alyssa Na’im, NMR Group and Pamela Rathbun, Tetra Tech [presentation]
- Conducting Evaluation in an Era of Declining Telephone Survey Response Rates – Tami Buhr, Opinion Dynamics and Hannah Arnold, Opinion Dynamics [presentation]
- Want Better Response Rates? Go Mobile! Best Practices for the Mobile Era – Kaitlin Andryauskas, Opinion Dynamics and Emma DeCotis, Opinion Dynamics [presentation]
- Survey “Selfies” – Does My Home’s Energy Picture Really Look that Good? – Pamela Rathbun, Tetra Tech and Carley Murray, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority [presentation]
- Observing Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Integrating Mystery Shopping and Ride-Alongs into Process Evaluations – Doré Mangan, Research Into Action and Zachary Hathaway, Research Into Action [presentation]
PANEL: STATES AND REGIONS PREPARE FOR THE CLEAN POWER PLAN
Moderator: Steve Schiller, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Panelists:
- Ken Colburn, Regulatory Assistance Project
- Kevin Cooney, Navigant Consulting
- Hossein Haeri, Cadmus Group
- Deborah Reynolds, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
- David Rosenheim, The Climate Registry
TACKLING THE QUESTION OF EQUITY: WHO BENEFITS FROM EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS?
Moderator: Jack Mayernik, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Any Which Way the Wind Blows: Estimating Air Emissions Externality Costs – Joe Loper, Itron and Lucas Scheidler, Itron [presentation]
- Assessing the Economic Impacts of Publicly-Funded Investments in Energy Efficiency Programs – Tyler Browne, Cadmus [presentation]
- Better Buildings, Better Economy: An Economic Impact Analysis of a Federal Retrofit Program – Matthew Koson, Evergreen Economics and Stephen Grover, Evergreen Economics [presentation]
DATA, DATA EVERYWHERE: MAKING PROGRAMS AND EVALUATIONS BETTER WITH TONS OF DATA
Moderator: Lauren Gage, Bonneville Power Administration
- The Promised Land: Making Use of Data from Smart Meters – Al Bartsch, West Hill Energy and Computing [presentation not available]
- Real Time Monitoring and the Internet of Things: Reshaping How We Collect Data – Kevin Price, Evergreen Economics and David Thayer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company [presentation]
- Leveraging Big Data to Develop Next Generation Energy Efficiency Programs and Energy Regulations – Michael McGaraghan, Energy Solutions and Daniel Young, Energy Solutions [presentation]
EVALUATION’S KNOTTIEST PROBLEMS: MEASURING SPILLOVER AND CODES SAVINGS
Moderator: Douglas Mahone, TRC Energy Solutions
- 101 Sources of Spillover: An Analysis of Unclaimed Savings at the Portfolio Level – Antje Flanders, Opinion Dynamics [presentation]
- Spillover – Worth Crying Over: An Innovative Methodology for Quantifying Non-Participant Spillover in California – Chris Murphy, Itron and Dan Buch, California Public Utilities Commission, Energy Division [presentation]
- Cracking the Code: An Approach to Estimating Savings from Energy Codes – Jonathan Strahl, Navigant [presentation]
QUICK TAKES: A RANDOM WALK DOWN MEASURE AND TECHNOLOGY LANE
Moderator: Scott Pigg, Seventhwave
- Heat Pumps Are Like Bulletproof Vests and Other Lessons Learned from a Pilot Evaluation – Jeremy Kraft, EMI Consulting and Ellen Steiner, EMI Consulting [presentation]
- Warming Up to Direct Install Refrigeration Measures – Carlyn Aarish, Cadmus and Elizabeth Titus, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships [presentation not available]
- Third Party Verification of a Non-Regionally Specific Appliance Recycling Model Using On-Site Metering – Pace Goodman, Navigant Consulting, Inc. and Rosanna Jimenez, Consolidated Edison, Inc. [presentation not available]
- Sealing the Gaps: A Case Study in Proactive Weatherization Program Design – Adam Thomas, ADM Associates and Brian Harold, ADM Associates [presentation not available]
- Flushing Away Our Resources: A Closer Look at Toilets and Energy Conservation – Steven Keates, ADM Associates and Trisha Ruby, Truckee Donner Public Utility District [presentation]
- Challenges in Evaluating Monitoring-Based Commissioning Programs in California – Amit Kanungo, DNV GL and Fred Coito, DNV GL [presentation not available]
- Not so Intractable After All? Lessons from a Midstream Energy Efficiency Pilot Targeting Set-Top Boxes – Alexandra Dunn, Research Into Action and Miriam Fischlein, Southern California Edison [presentation not available]
PANEL: CATCH OF THE DAY: EVALUATOR CERTIFICATION
Moderator: Monica Nevius, NMR Group [presentation]
Panelists:
- Michael Li, U.S. Department of Energy
- Anne Dougherty, Illume Advising
- Mimi Goldberg, DNV GL
- Hossein Haeri, The Cadmus Group
- Jeremy Newberger, National Grid
- Ed Colston, Tennessee Valley Authority
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13
BEYOND ENERGY SAVINGS, LEVERAGING NON-ENERGY BENEFITS
Moderator: Charles Michaelis, Databuild Research & Solutions
- NEBs: The Latest in Results, Applications, and Best Practices for State Cost-Effectiveness Tests – Lisa Skumatz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates [presentation]
- Non-Energy Impacts Provide Powerful Marketing Tools for Energy Efficiency Programs – Marie Abdou, National Grid and Noel Stevens, DNV GL [presentation not available]
- The Million Metric Ton Question: Estimating National Carbon Impacts from State-Level Programs – Kristina Kelly, DNV GL and Tim Pettit, DNV GL [presentation]
- Water Saving Devices Save More Energy Than You Think – Kelly Parmenter, Applied Energy Group and Donney Dorton, Oklahoma Gas & Electric [presentation]
BEHAVIOR CHANGE IN HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND SCHOOLS
Moderator: Edward Vine, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory/California Institute for Energy and Environment
- Getting Energy Use Down to a (Social) Science: Combining Behavior Insights and Connected Technologies – Kira Ashby, Consortium for Energy Efficiency [presentation]
- Energy Savings from Connected Thermostats: Issues, Challenges, and Results – Michael Blasnik, Nest Labs [presentation not available]
- Assessing the Potential of Social Networks as a Means for Information Diffusion: Weatherization Experiences – Bruce Tonn, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Erin Rose, Oak Ridge National Laboratory [presentation not available]
- Energy Impact from Gamification-Induced Behavior Change – Ingo Bensch, Evergreen Economics [presentation]
NON-RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Moderator: Jenna Canseco, DNV GL
- Light of the Living Dead: The Current Market for T12 Lamps in the Post-EPACT World – Christopher Dyson, DNV GL and Erik Mellen, Eversource Energy [presentation]
- The First Generation of Thin is No Longer In – Knowing Your T8s – Jean Shelton, Itron and Lisa Paulo, California Public Utilities Commission [presentation]
- Pop Quiz! LED Lighting Can Generate Significant Energy Savings in Nonresidential Buildings? – Brian McAuley, Itron [presentation]
PREDICTING BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE – WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO
Moderator: Rafael Friedmann, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- Energy Trust of Oregon 2009-2011 New Homes Billing Analysis: Comparison of Modeled vs. Actual Energy Usage – Dan Rubado, Energy Trust of Oregon [presentation]
- Sources of Error in Home Energy Use Calculations: Evaluation in Real-World Laboratory Homes – Abram Conant, Proctor Engineering Group and John Proctor, Proctor Engineering Group [presentation]
- Results of Validation Tests Applied to Seven ENERGY STAR Building Models – John Scofield, Oberlin College [presentation not available]
QUICK TAKES: EVALUATING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Moderator: Linda Dethman, Research Into Action and Phil Degens, Energy Trust of Oregon
- Introducing…Emerging Technologies! Evaluation of Vendor Partner Solicitation Efforts – Martha Thompson, Evergreen Economics and Tami Rasmussen, Evergreen Economics [presentation]
- Innovative Austin Energy WiFi Thermostat Program Evaluation – Joseph Lopes, DNV GL and John Trowbridge, Austin Energy [presentation not available]
- I’ll Gladly Pay You Tomorrow for an Energy Upgrade Today: Integrating Financing into Residential Upgrade Programs – Joe Van Clock, Research Into Action and Marjorie McRae, Research Into Action [presentation]
- Window Attachments: The Next Big Energy-Savings Measure? – Stephen Bickel, D+R International and Emily Phan-Gruber, D+R International [presentation]
- Pilot Study for a Thermostatic Shower Restriction Valve – Joseph D’Acquisto, PPL Electric Utilities and Anders Wood, Cadmus [presentation]
- Dimming Ballasts: As Good As We Think? – Dave Bisbee, Sacramento Municipal Utility District and John Caffrey, ADM Associates [presentation]
- Filling the Measure Pipeline: An Examination of Six Utilities’ Emerging Technology Measure Development Processes – John Cornwell, Evergreen Economics and Martha Thompson, Evergreen Economics [presentation]
REAL TIME EVALUATION: OPPORTUNITIES AND TRADE-OFFS
Moderator: Caroline Chen, StatWizards
- Leaving the Rearview Mirror Behind: Assessing the Effectiveness of a Concurrent Impact Evaluation Process – Nick Collins, ERS and Cheryl Glanton, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority [presentation]
- Strategic Uses of Ongoing Fast Feedback Customer Satisfaction Studies – Jill Steiner, Cadmus and Joseph Forcillo, Consumers Energy [presentation]
- Learning from Public Health: Embedded Evaluation and Its Applications to Energy Efficiency – Courtney Henderson, ILLUME Advising [presentation]
LIGHTING IN A BOTTLE: EXPLORING RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING MARKETS [presentation]
Moderator: Matthew Nelson, Eversource Energy
- What’s the Point (of Sale)? Program Activity Impacts Efficient Bulb Sales – Proof Across 44 States and Five Years – Chris Russell, NMR Group and Michael Strom, NMR Group (see above)
- More Bulb for the Buck? Verifying Ratepayer Value in an Upstream Lighting Program – Natalie Bodington, Cadmus and Eric Rambo, Cadmus (see above)
- We Know What You Did Last Summer: Revelations of a Lighting Panel Study – David Barclay, NMR Group and Matthew Nelson, Eversource Energy (see above)
STORAGE, CVR, AND CHP BLURRING THE LINES OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Moderator: Maureen McNamara, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Conservation Voltage Reduction – On the Other Side of the Meter: An Evaluation Case Study – Paul Higgins, Navigant and Frank Stern, Navigant [presentation]
- The Calm Before the Storage Tsunami: Lessons Learned from Evaluating California’s First Behind-the-Meter Advanced Energy Storage Project – Stephan Barsun, Itron and William Marin, Itron [presentation]
- Understanding Early Retirement of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Systems: Going Beyond First Year Impacts Evaluations – William Marin, Itron and Kurt Scheuermann, Itron [presentation]
COST EFFECTIVENESS: CUTTING EDGE ISSUES
Moderator: Ralph Prahl, Prahl & Associates
- The Sensitive Side of Cost Effectiveness – Christine Hungeling, Itron and Jean Shelton, Itron [presentation]
- Modifying California’s Traditional Resource Acquisition Benefit-Cost Analysis to Accommodate Market Transformation Programs – Richard Ridge, Ridge & Associates and Brian Arthur Smith, Pacific Gas and Electric Company [presentation]
- Focusing Some Light on Two Specific Issues for Cost Effectiveness Testing – Seth Craigo-Snell, CLEAResult [presentation]