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Third-party research and evaluation of an SEM program’s process (design and operations) and impacts (savings outcomes) is typically performed after savings are claimed. Program evaluation provides critical, independent analysis and findings on the accuracy of the program’s M&V calculations, their influence on customer behavior, persistence of savings and other assumptions that are used to calculate and report program outcomes and cost-effectiveness. Evaluations also provide an essential feedback loop for continuous improvement of SEM programs.
The Program Evaluation collection includes links to impact evaluations and process evaluations for specific SEM programs and published, cross-cutting summaries of evaluation results. This deep research into the efficacy and outcomes of specific SEM programs should be most useful and relevant to anyone involved in program planning, policy, implementation or evaluation.
Check out the Program Planning and Research collection for market studies and other broader SEM research.
Post Date: 28 July, 2021
Energy Trust of Oregon's Existing Buildings program—which includes its Strategic Energy Management (SEM) program—began in 2003 and serves Portland General Electric (PGE), Pacific Power, NW...
Post Date: 29 April, 2021
Strategic Energy Management (SEM) is a relatively new energy efficiency strategy that has demonstrated the ability to capture comprehensive savings from large industrial and commercial facilities....
Post Date: 07 April, 2021
The Bonneville Power Administration's 2017 Evaluability Assessment identifies important factors to consider for future evaluations of SEM program savings, including describing how the program will...
Post Date: 29 April, 2020
This report presents the results of research on the persistence of O&M activities completed by industrial customers participating in Energy Trust of Oregon’s standalone O&M offerings and...
Post Date: 19 July, 2018
This is the full evaluation report on Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Resource Conservation Manager (RCM) program for the 2015 and 2016 program years. Published July 2, 2018.
Post Date: 30 November, 2017
This evaluation focuses on the Efficiency Vermont CEI Pilot, which sought to permanently integrate energy management into facility operations and management. The evaluation independently estimates...
Post Date: 23 October, 2017
Strategic Energy Management (SEM) programs have expanded over the years in the United States and abroad (CEE 2016). SEM programs vary widely in implementation and scope, but typically involve a...
Post Date: 23 October, 2017
A rapidly growing approach to energy efficiency, strategic energy management (SEM) programs realize savings by using capital in concert with operations and management improvements to facilities....
Post Date: 18 September, 2017
In this paper, three challenging SEM evaluation areas are discussed: (1) statistically detecting energy savings, (2) designing a sampling strategy, and (3) accounting for equipment and custom...
Post Date: 18 September, 2017
This report presents DNV GL’s impact evaluation of Energy Trust of Oregon’s Commercial Strategic Energy Management (SEM) offering, which is part of the Existing Buildings (EB) program. The impact...
Post Date: 06 April, 2017
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) began offering its Energy Management (EM) Program to industrial facilities in 2010. Through the program, BPA provides long-term energy management...
Post Date: 08 December, 2016
This is the first of two evaluation reports on the CORE Improvement Pilot which was developed and implemented by the Production Efficiency program beginning in 2012 to help medium-sized industrial...
Post Date: 15 December, 2016
This paper describes the approach, challenges, and results of an industrial SEM pilot with two small cohorts in Montana.
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