A Handbook for Quantifying Distributed Energy Resource Impacts for Benefit-Cost Analysis
Companion Guide to the National Standard Practice Manual
Acknowledgements
National Energy Screening Project
This Methods, Tools and Resources handbook (MTR handbook) is a publication of the National Energy Screening Project (NESP). The NESP is represented by a stakeholder group of organizations and individuals working to update and improve cost-effectiveness screening practices for distributed energy resources. The NESP is coordinated by E4TheFuture. Funding for the development of this MTR handbook was made possible by E4TheFuture.
The MTR handbook is a companion document to the 2020 National Standard Practice Manual for Benefit-Cost Analysis of Distributed Energy Resources, which presents the NSPM Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) Framework, fundamental BCA principles, and guidance specific to determining primary and secondary BCA tests.
Authors
This MTR handbook was prepared by the following project team:
- Primary author and editor: Synapse Energy Economics; Tim Woolf, Courtney Lane, Danielle Goldberg, Erin Camp, Andrew Takasugi, Max Chang, and Melissa Whited.
- Chapters 6 and 11: Kelly Parmenter, Parmenter Consulting.
- Chapter 10: Dan Violette, Apex Analytics; and Chris Neme, Energy Futures Group.
This project was coordinated by Julie Michals at E4TheFuture.
Peer Reviewers
E4TheFuture and the project team would like to thank the following individuals for offering their comments and/or perspectives on the MTR handbook on selected chapters, and/or participating in peer review calls. The individuals and their affiliations are listed for identification purposes only. Peer review input on the MTR handbook does not indicate support for this document in whole or in part.
| Beth Conlin |
US Environmental Protection Agency |
| Jeff Deason |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| Amanda Dewey |
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy |
| Peiter Gagnon |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| Rachel Gold |
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (formerly) |
| Paul Hibbard |
Analysis Group |
| Bryan Palmintier |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| Elaine Prause |
Regulatory Assistance Project |
| David Pudleiner |
ICF International |
| Karl Rábago |
Rábago Energy |
| Steven Rymsha |
Sunrun |
| Andy Satchwell |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| Steven Schiller |
Schiller Consulting |
| Justin Schott |
Energy Equity Project |
| John Shenot |
Regulatory Assistance Project |
| Lauren Shwisberg |
Rocky Mountain Institute |
| Mike Sloan |
ICF International |
| Tom Stanton |
National Regulatory Research Institute |
| Bethel Tarekegne |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| Katie Van Horn |
ICF International |
| Burcin Unel |
New York University – Institute of Policy Integrity |