Collection Prepared by Northwest Utilities
The M&V Resources collection focuses on measurement and verification of energy savings from SEM interventions within a facility. It includes SEM M&V guidelines and protocols, as well as deep dives into specific modeling and savings estimation issues from experienced SEM M&V practitioners. Most relevant to energy professionals, resources in the collection focus on engineering and statistical analysis at the level of rigor necessary to support quantifying and claiming savings in SEM programs.
The purpose of this report produced by the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) is to provide energy efficiency program planners, evaluators, and regulators with information on the issues related to evaluation of savings and cost-effectiveness.
M&V efforts are facing significant challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic due to shifts in energy use at facilities which are impacting the accuracy of energy savings estimates. Projects using meter-based M&V methods are seeing direct impacts from changes in energy consumption which are skewing estimated savings.
This paper from the Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO) represents a snapshot of advanced M&V technical state of the art and current industry activities and serves as the groundwork for EVO’s IPMVP Application Guide on advanced M&V strategies.
The M&V Workgroup created this Selection Guide in June 2019 to discuss some of the modeling alternatives to traditional multivariate linear regression forecast models. A method selection decision tree provides guidance to determine the appropriate M&V method under common circumstances.
The new BPA Commercial and Industrial Strategic Energy Management Measurement and Verification (C&I SEM M&V) Reference Guide is now available to support SEM engagements with both Commercial or Industrial sector end-users.
This document outlines recommended methodologies to establish the baseline energy models at a whole-facility or subsystem level, and ultimately quantify energy savings associated with the implementation of multiple energy efficiency measures (EEMs) over a defined performance period.
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Additional Measurement and Verification (M&V) Resources, unlocked for Members of the SEM Collaborative.
Historical data suggests that SEM participation nearly universally does not cause an increase in facility energy intensity. However, when non-routine events are not identified nor accurately captured, the energy model shows an increase in energy use.
After reviewing SEM measurement and verification (M&V) protocols from different programs, the NW SEM Collaborative's Energy Tracking and Savings Protocols (ETSP) team identified multicollinearity as a common statistical issue in industrial data sets.
This document was developed for the U.S. Department of Energy Uniform Methods Project. UMP protocols can be used by utilities, program administrators, public utility commissions, evaluators, and other stakeholders for both program planning and evaluation.
Measurement and verification is a key piece of strategic energy management. California is leading many initiatives and producing key resources. The California SEM M&V Guide provides the methodology for calculating energy savings at a facility-level. This guide is a companion to the California SEM Program 3-Cycle Design Guide.
