Evaluation Measurement and Verification (EM&V)

EM&V Reference Materials

California Energy Efficiency Evaluation Protocols (in word) were created for the CPUC to guide evaluations of investor owned utility energy efficiency programs. These are technical specifications for conducting evaluation work.
Evaluation Process Protocols were created to guide the evaluation process conducted by California state staff (CPUC and CEC staff) and are non technical.
Standard Practice Manual (SPM) is for Economic Analysis of Demand Side Programs and Projects.
- 1988 Correction Memo
- 2007 SPM Clarification Memo
- Numerical Examples NTG Adj to TRC - D.07-09-043
California Codes and Standards (C&S)
- Codes and Standards Whitepaper by Douglas Mahone et al. (2005) -addresses California building and appliance energy efficiency standards and the role of C&S programs as part of the utilities' portfolios of energy efficiency programs.
- Appliance and Building Standards by Heschong Mahone Group, Inc - estimating the portion of energy savings that can be atrributed to the utilities' C&S program efforts in helping to get standards adopted.
International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) is required in the California Energy Efficiency Evaluation Protocols for some evaluation work.
California Evaluation Framework is also required in the California Energy Efficiency Evaluation Protocols for some evaluation work.
Old Protocols and Procedures for the Verification of Costs, Benefits, and Shareholder Earnings from Demand-Side Management Programs (As Adopted in D.93-05-063, Revised March 1999, no longer in use).
EERE Guide for Evaluations (pdf) is a guide for managing program evaluation studies prepared for the US Department of Energy

Energy Efficiency requests for proposals (RFPs) for EM&V work

Last Modified: 4/8/2008