Each of these application guides is unique in their design and intentions, and compliment the above protocols.
End-Use Metering Absent Baseline Measurement Application Guide
- Intended for energy-efficient equipment without a directly measurable baseline, including:
- Newly constructed facilities.
- Major additions to an existing facility.
- Replacement of failed equipment.
This specific application of Verification by Equipment or End-Use Metering is adherent with International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol Option A, and can be adherent with Option B if the available information provides suitable proxies for needed parameters. These options are featured in the Core Concepts* document.
Existing Building Commissioning Application Guide
- Intended for existing buildings with commissioning projects resulting in multiple measures with interactive effects between measures. This is a specific application of Verification by Energy Modeling and is adherent with International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol Options B and C. These options are featured in the Core Concepts* document.
Existing Building Commissioning Application Guide
- Intended for existing buildings with commissioning projects resulting in multiple measures with interactive effects between measures. This is a specific application of Verification by Energy Modeling and is adherent with International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol Options B and C. These options are featured in the Core Concepts* document.
Estimating Peak Demand Impacts Application Guide
- Provides guidance on the estimation of peak demand impacts. Energy-efficiency projects that save energy during the periods when the electrical system is most constrained also deliver peak demand (kW) or capacity savings.
Peak-demand savings analysis is an exercise in time differentiation. Instead of quantifying how much energy is saved — which is the focus of the other BPA M&V protocols — peak-demand savings analysis asks the question, “When is the energy saved?,” for those specifically interested in the average savings during a very narrow portion of the year.