Program Planning, Program Management and Evaluation Services
- Recently (early 2023) transitioned from serving as an independent evaluator for California third-party energy efficiency solicitations (worked on solicitations ~ $1B).
- Served as interim program manager for multiple California utility energy efficiency programs.
- Served as Independent Evaluator for Minnesota process to develop estimates of transmission and distribution costs avoided by electric energy efficiency programs.
- Project managed California utility efforts to select and contract with third-party energy efficiency program implementers (2007 to 2017).
- Managed policy aspects of comprehensive gas and electric energy efficiency and demand response utility portfolios with annual budgets exceeding $60 million.
Demand Response
- Wrote, on behalf of MN investor-owned utilities, analysis of role Aggregators of Retail Customers (ARCs) should play in Minnesota (MN PUC Docket No. E-999/CI-09-1449).
- For CA IOU, served as interim program manager for Demand Response Technology Assessment and Improvement program.
- Supported utility participation in Midwest ISO Demand Response Working Group.
- Managed regulatory aspects for large utility’s demand response program – portfolio of more than 1,000 MW of controllable load.
Regulatory Proceedings
- Supported California utility energy efficiency Business Plan filings.
- Wrote witness testimony supporting energy efficiency and demand response program filings in California, Minnesota, Colorado, New Mexico, and South Dakota.
- Project managed multiple large utility energy efficiency and demand response program regulatory filings.
- Supported California utilities’ 2013-2017 energy efficiency program filings to the California Public Utilities Commission.
Integrated Resource Planning
- Managed development and filing of energy efficiency and demand response portions of multiple Integrated Resource Plans – included cost effectiveness modelling.
Energy Efficiency Shareholder Incentives
- Wrote witness testimony and developed utility energy efficiency shareholder incentive strategies.
- Managed utility efforts to obtain regulatory approval for recovery of more than $50 million in shareholder incentives.
Selection of Mendota Group Work Products