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Oct 03

Evaluation, Measurement and Verification 2.0; A Whale Bus or an Airbus?

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Rant 2 Comments

Evaluation, Measurement and Verification 2.0, or EM&V 2.0, is a nerdy term coined in 2014, according to this blog by Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP). The hype of EM&V 2.0, which I will explain later, is that it will automate measurement and verification, putting us engineers out of business. This is not going to happen anytime soon. Definition 2.0 The definition of EM&V 2.0 boils down to using utility meter interval data, typically hourly or sometimes every 15 minutes, or maybe even 5 minutes, to disaggregate and measure impacts from energy efficiency measures. One could consider that EM&V 2.0 is…

Jul 13

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Evaluation, Measurement and Verification; From a Neander Cave

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant No Comments

A title like Lies, Damned Lies and Modeling: Energy Efficiency’s Problem With Tracking Savings sounds like a natural fit for The Energy Rant, and in this regard, it did not disappoint. Contributions to the article can be summarized as follows: professionals serving the evaluation, measurement and verification (EM&V) business are Neanderthals. Having just discovered the open flame, these grunting upright creatures appear to be working on their next great discovery: rolling objects. Okay smarty pants. The challenges for EM&V professionals can be boiled down to two words: Money Access Little Money The article describes the fact that too much EM&V…