Final Report: Impact Evaluation of the Path to Net Zero Pilot

By actuateMarch 23, 2020

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report describes the results of the impact evaluation of Energy Trust of Oregon’s Path to Net Zero (PTNZ) pilot. The primary goal of the pilot was to understand if net zero energy could  be achieved and to understand the process required by design teams to make decisions that  lead to a net…

BPA Commercial SEM Evaluation Considerations

By actuateMarch 23, 2020

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Bonneville Power Administration is developing a Strategic Energy Management (SEM) program for commercial buildings served by its customer utilities. BPA conducted a pilot test of the program, including a test of the program’s savings estimation procedure. We reviewed the program design, the pilot projects’ data and energy savings estimation models, and identified…