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.
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Protocol Development |
The Forum conducts projects to develop common EM&V protocols/guidelines that support the calculation of energy efficiency and other demand-side resource impacts, including energy and demand savings, costs, and emissions. They also support the tracking and reporting of such impacts to support state and regional energy, economic, and environmental policy goals. Read more... |
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Research & Evaluation |
The Forum conducts coordinated research and evaluation projects to inform the development and use of common EM&V protocols and savings assumptions, to provide cost efficiencies for states' EM&V activities, and to help ensure consistent, robust results in assessing the quality and quantity of demand-side resource impacts. Read more... |
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Education & Information Access |
The Forum undertakes a range of activities to ensure that Forum products are publicly available, easily accessible and understood, through: development of strategies to disseminate Forum results, recommendations and products; provision of technical support for the use of Forum products; protection of confidential or market sensitive information; and convening an annual Forum public meeting. Read more... |