Measurement&verification reality check: A yawning gapbetween theory and practice
The success of an energy efficiency program should bemeasured in terms of the actual energy savings, and not against"stipulated" or estimated energy savings.Although M&V guidelines andprotocols have standardized methods for verifying energy savings accruingfrom the implementation of an energy efficiency project, M&V islargely viewed as a cost center rather than a value proposition. The jurymay still be out on the real value of M&V because it is oftenperceived as very expensive and too technical. This paper will reviewmeasured energy savings data from the Texas LoanSTAR Program and analyzeavailable data and program requirements of Federal and state performancecontracting programs that require some level of M&V to verify energysavings. The intent is to determine the role of M&V in differentprograms and what implications it has on the success or failure of theprograms. The paper concludes with suggestions to use M&V as a riskmanagement tool wherein both the service provider and the customer have avested interest to perform appropriate level of M&V to reduceuncertainty in energy savings in a cost effective manner.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE. Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency andRenewable Energy. Office of the Building Technologies Program
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 894553
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-51290; R&D Project: 573001; BnR: BT0305000; TRN: US200822%%232
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2002 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency inBuildings, Asilomar, CA, August 19-23, 2002
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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