Presentation of Draft Guidelines to the Regional Technical Forum January 17, 2012

1. Guidelines for RTF Measure Costs and Benefits Guidelines (formerly Cost and Non-Energy Benefits Guidelines) Presentation of Draft Guidelines to the Regional Technical Forum January 17, 2012 Ryan Firestone, Navigant Consulting

2. Overview • Objective “develop electric energy efficiency measure cost estimating and non-energy benefits guidelines” • Current Timeline • Today: present draft guidelines to RTF • Today through January 31: collect feedback from RTF • February: Navigant revises guidelines with oversight from subcommittee • March 13: Navigant proposes revised guidelines at RTF meeting • Products • Draft guidelines • Summary sheet: summarizes details of analysis and results • Checklist: confirms that Guidelines have been followed

3. History Contract awarded: early August Subcommittee meetings: every 3 weeks Ongoing: subcommittee feedback on draft guidelines

4. Process and Status • Process: • Get initial input from subcommittee • Draft guidelines • Feedback and revision • Evolution of Guidelines: • Initial focus on elements (what’s in?/what’s out?), data sources, analysis methods (analyst perspective) • Later drafts focus on RTF process and requirements (RTF perspective) • Discussion of elements, data sources, and analysis methods currently included as appendices • Status: • Current draft has been approved by the subcommittee for presentation to the RTF • Technical appendices still in progress • Budget discussion to follow this presentation • Option 1: extend contract to complete Guidelines body and core appendices • Option 2: extend contract to complete Guidelines and all appendices Draft guidelines are posted on the subcommittee website: http://www.nwcouncil.org/energy/rtf/subcommittees/measurecost/

5. Guidelines [see Guidelines]

6. Summary Sheet [see Summary sheet]

7. Checklist [see Checklist]

8. Discussion