Staff Events

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Introduction to Bonneville's Power Administrations' s Commercial & Industrial Strategic Energy Management (SEM)

Measurement & Verification Reference

 These Guidelines align with IPMVP for Option C – Whole Facility approach.   

This document outlines methodologies to:  

1. establish baseline energy models;

2. quantify and track energy savings, and

3. report energy savings to BPA. 

Managing Impacts from COVID19 in Meter-Based M&V: Rollout of IPMVP Application Guide on NRE/A, 

Sponsored by Energy Valuation Organization (EVO) this is an Application Guide to the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP).

 Non-routine adjustments (NRAs) are fundamental to IPMVP’s methods for calculating energy, demand, and water savings. These adjustments allow a fair comparison of energy used during two different time periods.   Non-routine adjustments may be required when significant unexpected changes in energy use occur that are not due to variations in the modeled independent variables or the performance of the targeted energy saving project.  

Lia Webster joins CEATI members to discuss non-routine adjustments and managing  ongoing impacts of COVID in M&V .

Lia Webster and John Avina discuss the importance of the new IPMVP Application Guide on Non-Routine Events & Adjustments.

Advanced M&V strategies continue provide the foundations for accounting for energy and carbon savings, now relevant in bringing carbon accounting to scale.

Lia Webster, Principal at Facility Energy Solutions,  presented "in" New Zealand May 27, 2021.

This three-part webinar series was organized by Facility Energy Solutions and sponsored by Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO) in November 2020:

Rollout of IPMVP Application Guide on NRE/A
Facility Energy Solutions - Lia Webster
Managing COVID19 — Advanced M&V Methods
Power TakeOff,  Energy 350, Energy System Group, kW Engineering
Managing COVID19 — IPMVP & Beyond
Gridium, NYSERDA,  Puget Sound Electric, Bonneville Power Administration

Clean Business Energy Council webinar 6/4/2020 includes a presentation from Facility Energy Solutions on Covid-19 as a Non-routine Event in energy projects. The focus of this was on Energy Savings Performance Contracts

Session provided an overview on IPMVP and non-routine adjustments as well as two ESCO case-studies.

Impressive ESCo case-study on managing the impacts from Covid at Mall of the Emirates.

Demand response (DR) is becoming a key grid resource, and targeted DR efforts may be part of a 'wires alternative' or 'grid enabled buildings' to support system reliability.   

M&V for Demand Response Applications webinars by Facility Energy Solutions covered Recent webinars include:

• NW SEM M&V Spring Meeting, April 2020
• EVO Master's Class, January 2020

Measurement and verification (M&V) methods for DR are prescribed by FERC and adopted by utilities are very different than IPMVP's methods.

Webinar  Protocols for Advanced M&V: Helping You See Clearly, sponsored by DOE and hosted by NEEP on 4/30/2020,  covered the full spectrum of program applications using AM&V -  Evaluation, Programs & Projects.

The Project Perspective: Technical Issues and New EVO Publications

Presentations by Lia Webster from Facility Energy Solutions, Warren Engineering, Berkeley Lab, and Recurve were given. 

California's Industrial Agricultural Custom Program Evaluation was led by SBW Consulting  was a great peak  at California's 2018 portfolio! 

• 44% realization rate for electric nets 82 MW saved
• 46% realization rate for natural gas nets 17,000 kTherms saved

Facility staff from a variety of top organizations participate in BOC Level 1 Certification, which includes eight one-day classes.

Training courses provided by Facility Energy Solutions include:

• BOC 1001:  Energy Efficient Operation of Building HVAC Systems 
• BOC 1004: HVAC Controls Fundamentals
• BOC 1006:  Common Opportunities for Low-Cost Operational Improvements

DUE TO COVID-19, CLASSES ARE NOW VIRTUAL