December 18th marked the first day of my fourth month back at the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance. It’s hard to believe that almost 20 years ago my first job out of graduate school was as the Building Operator Certification (BOC) Program Associate and I’ve now returned as the Executive Director. I was so fortunate to have found MEEA then, just as the energy efficiency industry was gaining momentum as the most cost-effective and clean source of energy on the grid, and made my way back again as the industry experiences a once-in-a-lifetime investment opportunity.
My first tenure at MEEA laid a foundation so strong, that have focused my career and professional development based on the passion built here. Since leaving MEEA in 2008, I’ve…
In October, I shared a panel at ACEEE’s Energy Efficiency as a Resource conference in Philadelphia with Mohit Chhabra of NRDC. I spoke about how states and utilities in the Midwest have started to apply the principles of the NSPM Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) framework to cost-effectiveness testing. Mohit spoke about a metric in use in California called the Total System Benefit (TSB), which measures the economic value of efficiency programs for the electric grid.
Mohit’s presentation left me thinking about how a metric like the TSB would fit in with the NSPM’s Jurisdiction Specific Test (JST). I wasn’t the only one, because Julie Michals from E4TheFuture sat down with Mohit and wrote about it in the latest NESP News:
Last month, I had…
Detroit joins the forefront of sustainable urban development with the recent adoption of an energy and water benchmarking policy for existing commercial & multifamily buildings. A formal public hearing on the proposed ordinance was held on November 20, and it unanimously passed City Council the next day. The ordinance, detailed in this Detroit Commercial and Multifamily Benchmarking and Transparency resource, establishes a robust framework for benchmarking energy consumption, which contributes to the city’s sustainability goals. Joining the ranks of leading cities such as Chicago, Columbus, Minneapolis and Ann Arbor, Detroit's new benchmarking policy represents a significant milestone in the city's commitment to energy efficiency.…
