EM&V Forum

The Regional Evaluation, Measurement and Verification Forum (EM&V Forum) supports the development and use of common and/or consistent protocols to evaluate, measure, verify, and report the savings, costs, and emission impacts of energy efficiency. Launched in 2008, it is the only program of its kind in the country spanning eleven states.

 

Regional EM&V Forum Bulletin Board


In our April newsletter:

  • 2012 Forum Agenda Adopted and Underway
  • Regional Energy Efficiency Database (REED) Update
  • National EM&V Projects Update.

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The EM&V Resource Library

Learn more about EM&V!

Ever wanted one central place to easily access state research and evaluaiton studies or EM&V policies and activities?

The EM&V Resource Library is the one place on the web that holds a collection of EM&V-related information - readily available, up to date, and in a user friendly format.

EM&V Forum Requests for Proposals

Open Project RFPs Issue Date Intent to Bid Date Due Date Related Materials
HVAC VSD Loadshape Project April 18, 2012 April 25, 2012 4:00 PM (EST) May 8, 2012 4:00 PM (EST)

To view an archive of closed RFP's click here.

EM&V Forum Products

The Forum's annual agenda include a mix of Protocol Development, Research & Evaluation, and Education & Information Access projects and activities. Since the launch of the Forum much work has resulted in vital products that help advance our understanding of commone EM&V methods.For a full list of all Forum products, click here.

Incremental Cost Study, September 2011: The study's overall goal was to determine baseline and efficient measure costs for a series of energy efficiency measures.The report describes the methods and results of the ICS to investigate and update incremental costs for a number of common measures employed in energy efficiency programs. [More]

Net Savings Webinar, July 2011: This webinar was presented by Pam Rathbun and Mimi Goldberg (TetraTech and KEMA), evaluation experts and key authors of Massachusetts' recent evaluation project on commercial/industrial free ridership and spillover. The purpose of this webinar was to share the Massachusetts work with Forum members and provide an opportunity for discussion and Q&A about lessons learned/best practices pertaining to C/I net savings methods, as well as the Massachusetts statewide approach. [More]

 

EM&V Forum Overview

For more details about how the Forum operates view this slide show overview.