Department of Energy Project Targets Protocols for Energy Efficiency Program Savings
The Department of Energy (DOE) is developing energy efficiency evaluation, measurement, and verification (EM&V)protocols for energy efficiency programs in collaboration with energy efficiency program administrators, stakeholders, and EM&V consultants — including the major firms that perform up to 70 percent of energy efficiency evaluations in the United States.
Under the Uniform Methods Project, DOE is developing a framework and a set of protocols for determining the energy savings from specific energy efficiency measures and programs. The protocols are intended to provide a straightforward method for evaluating gross energy savings for common residential and commercial measures offered in ratepayer-funded initiatives in the United Sates. They have been written by technical experts within the field and reviewed by industry experts.