The Department develops a three-year plan for its EEU evaluation activities which is submitted to the Commission for review and approval as part of the Demand Resources Plan (DRP) Proceeding prior to its implementation. The cost for these activities are paid by the EEU Fund.
The evaluation plan includes statewide market-assessment and baseline studies, savings-impact studies (which are used to measure the change in energy and/or demand usage attributed to energy efficiency), and other energy efficiency program evaluation activities.
Every three years, the Department conducts a benchmarking review of the EEUs. The review benchmarks an EEU’s performance compared to providers in other jurisdictions, normalizing for program maturity, funding, demographics, and other important variables.
The Department’s evaluation reports and benchmarking studies will be available for public review in the Commission’s electronic case management system, ePUC.