Volume 8 - Measurement and Evaluation

Panel 8 Introduction

Household Appliance Replacement Program - Impact and Tradeoffs

Peter Benenson, Cambridge Systematics, Inc.; Glen Weisbrod, HBRS, Inc.; Andrew Hub, Cambridge Systematic, Inc.; William Gavelis, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

The Application of Survival Analysis to Demand-Side Management Evaluation

Robert D. Bordner and Mark Siegal, Synergic Resources Corporation; Lisa A. Skumatz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates

Elements of Residential Efficient Lighting Savings

Leslie A. Carlson and John M. Mulligan, RLW Analytics, Inc.; Carmel M. Gondek, Northeast Utilities

PG&E Residential New Construction Program Impact Evaluation

Timothy O. Caulfield, Quantum Consulting Inc.; Anne Gummerlock Lee, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Market Transformation: Hot Topic or Hot Air?

Shel Feldman, Wisconsin Center for Demand-Side Research

Model Selection Guidelines for PRISM (Or: Now That HC PRISM Is Coming, How Will l Know When to Use lt?)

Margaret F. Fels, J. Kelly Kissock, and Michelle A. Marean, Princeton University

Estimating the Level of Free Riders in the Refrigerator Buy-Back Program

Diane M. Fielding, B.C. Hydro

Dispatch from the Gas War Front: Issues in Calculating Fuel-Switching Cost-Effectiveness

Sean A. Foley and Edward M. Weaver, Barakat & Chamberlain, Inc.

From Theory into Practice: One Utility’s Experience with Applying the Value Test

Patricia Herman, Barakat & Chamberlain, Inc.; Elizabeth G. Hicks, New England Power Service Company

Cleaning Up: An Efficient Approach for Estimating Showerhead Savings

Curtis Hickman, Bonneville Power Administration; W. Michael Warwick, Pacific Northwest Laboratory

Emerging issues in Evaluation

Elizabeth G. Hicks, New England Power Service Company

Beyond Bill History: Evaluating Commercial Sector Energy Impacts Through a Multiple Approach Strategy

William S. Hopkins, Puget Sound Power & Light Co.; Glen E. Weisbrod, HBRS, Inc.; Lori M. Megdal, Cambridge Svstematics. Inc.

Measured Performance of Thermal Storage Systems: One Utility’s Experience

David I. Jacobson, Hale Powell, and Joseph G. Dolengo, New England Power Service Company; Leslie K. Norford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Establishing a Baseline in Commercial New Construction DSM Impact Evaluation — Comparison of Three Approaches

Douglas E. Mahone, Heschong Mahone Group; Taghi Alereza, ADM Associates, Inc.; Athena Besa, San Diego Gas and Electric Company; Anne G. Lee, Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Sharon K. Noell, Portland General Electric

Uncertainty Analysis of Life-Cycle Cost: Residential Electric Heat Pump Water Heaters

James E. McMahon and Xiaolin Xi, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratort

Measurable Spillover (Free Drivers): The Search Continues

Dennis J. Nelson, B.C. Hydro

Evaluating Educational Effects in Pacific Gas & Electric’s Energy Savings Plan

Kevin P. O’Meara, Quantum Consulting Inc.; Jim A. Flanagan, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Lighting Hours of Operation: Building Type versus Space Use Characteristics for the Commercial Sector

Leslie D. Owashi, XENERGY Inc.; Dean A. Schiffman and Andrew D. Sickels, San Diego Gas and Electric Company

A Unified Approach to the Estimation of the Free Ridership and Spillover Components of Net Savings

R. Eric Paquette, Cambridge Systematic, Inc.; Kenneth Train, University of California, Berkeley; Susan Buller, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

The Treatment of Outliers and Influential Observations in Regression-Based Impact Evaluation

Jeremy M. Schutte and Daniel M. Violette, XENERGY Inc.

Building Reliable DSM Resources with Program Evaluation

Michael Sedmak, Robert Uhlaner, and Bruce Smith, Quantum Consulting Inc.

An Assessment of the Decision-Making Process Within the Industrial Sector

Peggy E. Seratt, Robin E. Way, Jr., and Jane S. Peters, Barakat & Chamberlain, Inc.; Tim Newcomb and Robert W. Stolarski, Puget Sound Power & Light

Effective ECM and Equipment Lifetimes in Commercial Buildings: Calculation and Analysis

Lisa A. Skumatz, Skumatz Economic Research Associates; Curtis Hickman, Bonneville Power Administration

Uncertainty in Site Inspection and Tracking Database Estimates of Savings

Richard Sonnenblick and Joseph Eto, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratort

PGE Drive Power Program Evaluation: The Accuracy of Customer-Provided Operating Hours and Motor Loading Assumptions

Mark E. Thompson, Forefront Economics; Chris L. Dent, Pacific Science and Technology

Integrated Impact and Market Evaluation of Multiple Residential Programs at Florida Power and Light

Robert Uhlaner and Michael Sedmak, Quantum Consulting Inc.; Sharyn Barata, Florida Power & Light Co.

Evaluation of Commercial Lighting Programs: A DEEP Assessment

Edward L. Vine, Joseph Eto, Leslie Shown, Richard Sonnenblick, and Christopher Payne, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

Appropriate Treatment of Free Riders in Impact Evaluations: What Is a Free Rider Anyway?

Edward M. Weaver and Andrew Hourigan, Barakat & Chamberlain, Inc.; Sue A. Franz, Midwest Power

Separating DSM Program Impacts from Technology Trends: A Comparison of National and State Surveys of Manufacturers and Distributors

Glen Weisbrod, HBRS, Inc.; Andrew Hub, Cambridge Systematic, Inc.; Michael Kelleher, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

Double Ratio Analysis: A New Tool for Cost-Effective Monitoring

Roger L. Wright, RLW Analytics; Marvin Horowitz and Ilene Obstfeld, XENERGY Inc.; Susan Buller, Pacific Gas and Electric Company