by Jessica Wagner | Jan 20, 2021 | The Big Why
It’s January and after a somewhat eventful 2020, flipping the calendar to a new year seems extra meaningful. Because many people set New Year’s resolutions[1], I thought a good topic for this month’s blog would be the goals of energy efficiency programs and how...
by Jeff Ihnen | Jan 6, 2021 | Energy Rant
If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing now. That quasi-cliché is why I have never had a New Year’s resolution, and I’m not going to start in 2021, but I can review the past and forecast (guess) the future. Soothsaying is part of my job, and I’m at least as accurate as...
by Jessica Wagner | Dec 22, 2020 | The Big Why
I am a big fan of the Boston Celtics and their coach, Brad Stevens. How does this relate to sampling error in cost-effectiveness testing? Read on and let’s see if I can stick the landing. Original image credit: nba.com I have always liked Brad Stevens’ mentality that...
by Jessica Wagner | Nov 25, 2020 | The Big Why
In addition to understanding energy efficiency, evaluators also search for efficiencies in cost and time. Due to schedule and budget constraints, we focus evaluation resources towards the most impactful tasks, such as studying the measures or elements of a program...
by Jessica Wagner | Oct 26, 2020 | The Big Why
One of the most difficult jobs that evaluators have is estimating attribution of savings to energy efficiency programs. Trying to put a numeric counterfactual value on a complex decision-making process is extremely challenging! I think it is this difficulty that makes...
