ROOM- Rousseau Center

Energy efficiency program administrators are under increasing pressure to deliver diverse integrated demand side management (IDSM) goals relative to energy savings, carbon reduction, resource flexibility, load forecasting, and customer amenities. Through the promotion of new, innovative, and efficient technologies, voluntary energy programs are well-positioned to advance these objectives and steer the transition toward decarbonized “homes of the future.” The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) membership has worked over many years to define consensus-based efficiency and load flexibility specifications that provide a foundation for program administrators to design new construction offerings that specify product functionalities necessary to support energy management objectives. 

 

For utilities to track progress on decarbonization targets and measure greenhouse gas emissions, they need accounting on a much more granular level than annual consumption, as emission intensity varies by both time of day and season. In addition, on-site fuels have a significant impact on the distribution system and forecasting long term emission levels. The new RESNET® Carbon Rating Index (ANSI/RESNET®/ICC 301 Standard CO2e Rating Index) presents an exciting opportunity for utility incentive and load flexibility programs to measure carbon emissions by addressing when energy is used in the home and how much energy can be reduced. This session will highlight CEE member program administrator activity to design and deploy residential new construction program offerings that incorporate the latest technological advancements and mechanisms for measuring impact.