Background
On June 23, 2008, the Public Service Commission established the New York Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) proceeding. As part of a statewide program to reduce New Yorkers' electricity usage 15% of forecast levels by the year 2015, with comparable results in natural gas conservation, the Commission established interim targets and funding through the year 2011. The State's utilities were required to file energy efficiency programs, and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, as well as independent parties, were invited to submit energy efficiency program proposals for Commission approval.
Since June 2009 the Commission has approved over 90 electric and gas energy efficiency programs, along with rules to guide implementation and measure results, through a series of orders listed below.
- April 25, 2013 - Order Modifying Certain Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) Programs
- February 19, 2013 - Order Addressing Block Bidding and Other Utility Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard Proposals
- February 19, 2013 - Order Approving in Part and Denying in Part National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation's Petitions to Modify Certain Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) Programs
- January 25, 2013 - Order Approving in Part and Denying in Part Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation's Petitions to Modify Certain Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) Programs
- December 17, 2012 - Order Modifying Budgets and Targets for Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard Programs and Providing Funding for Combined Heat and Power and Work Force Development Initiatives
- July 18, 2012 - Order Approving Recovery of Portfolio Costs
- June 1, 2012 - Order Authorizing the Use of Unencumbered Interest to fund Payment of the New York State Cost Recovery Fee
- April 23, 2012 - Order Approving Petition to Modify Emergency Agriculture Disaster Energy Efficiency Program
- March 22, 2012 - Order Establishing Utility Financial Incentives
- March 20, 2012 - Order Approving Application of Additional Gas Residential HVAC Program Funding to Previous Budget Overages
- March 20, 2012 - Order Approving Residential Gas and Electric Energy Efficiency Programs with Modifications
- February 17, 2012 - Order Approving Utility Target Adjustments
- November 22, 2011 - Order Eliminating Measurement and Verification Plan Requirement for Multifamily Refrigerator Replacement
- October 25, 2011 - Order Authorizing Efficiency Programs, Revising Incentive Mechanism, and Establishing a Surcharge Schedule
- October 18, 2011 - Order Approving an Emergency Agriculture Disaster Energy Efficiency Program
- August 22, 2011 - Order Authorizing Incremental Commercial Electric Energy Efficiency Program Funds for 2011
- August 22, 2011 - Order Approving Revised Deadlines for Monthly and Annual Reporting
- August 22, 2011 - Order Granting Rehearing, Reaffirming Utility Shareholder Incentives for 2009 Through 2011, and Adjusting Certain Program Targets and Budgets
- July 18, 2011 - Order Approving Modifications to the Technical Manual
- • EULs of measures additional to those posted in the Appendix of the 7/18/2011 order
- June 20, 2011 - Order Approving Modifications to the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) Program to Streamline and Increase Flexibility in Administration
- May 24, 2011 - Order Approving Petition to Eliminate 100 kW Demand Threshold for Commercial and Industrial EEPS Programs
- May 24, 2011 - Order Approving Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation's Motion to Discontinue the Expanded Residential Electric HVAC Energy Efficiency Program
- January 25, 2011 - Order Approving Residential Gas and Electric Energy Efficiency Programs with Modifications
- January 25, 2011 - Order Approving with Modifications a Residential Electric Energy Efficiency Program and Adopting Corrections to the Consolidated Technical Manual
- December 21, 2010 - Order Combining Incentive Targets, Clarifying Incentive Mechanism Details and Establishing Implementation Advisory Group
- October 18, 2010 - Order Approving a Petition to Provide 0% Financing as Part of Small Commercial Business Direct Install and Mid-Size Commercial Business Programs
- October 18, 2010 - Energy Efficiency Portofolio Standard, Order Approving Consolidation and Revision of Technical Manuals
- June 24, 2010 - Order Approving Three New Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) Programs and Enhancing Funding and Making Other Modifications for Other EEPS Programs
- June 23, 2010 - Order to Modify Standards Related to Compact Florescent Light Fixtures
- June 21, 2010 - Order on Rehearing Denying in Part and Granting in Part Petitions for Reconsideration
- April 19, 2010 - Order on Rehearing Granting Petition for Rehearing
- April 19, 2010 - Order Denying Petition for a Declaratory Ruling
- January 4, 2010 - Order Approving Certain Commercial and Industrial; Residential; and Low-Income Residential Customer Energy Efficiency Programs with Modifications
- November 13, 2009 - Order Approving Certain Commercial and Industrial Customer Energy Efficiency Programs with Modifications and Addressing Independent Program Administrator Filings
- October 23, 2009 - Order Approving Certain Commercial and Industrial Customer Energy Efficiency Programs with Modifications
- September 18, 2009 - Order Approving Certain Large Industrial Customer Energy Efficiency Programs with Modifications and Rejecting Another
- August 24, 2009 - Order Approving Certain Large Industrial Customer Energy Efficiency Programs with Modifications and Rejecting Others
- July 27, 2009 - Order Approving Multifamily Energy Efficiency Programs with Modifications
- June 24, 2009 - Order Approving Electric Energy Efficiency Programs with Modifications
- June 22, 2009 - Order Authorizing Workforce Development Initiatives
- June 18, 2009 - Notice Soliciting Comments on Technical Market Manual
- May 27, 2009 - Notice of New Proceeding on a Pilot On-Bill Financing Program
- May 19, 2009 - Order Establishing Targets and Standards for Natural Gas Efficiency Programs
- April 20, 2009 - Notice of Requesting Proposals to file Natural Gas Programs
- April 9, 2009 - Order Approving "Fast Track" Utility-Administered Gas Energy Efficiency Programs with Modifications
- January 16, 2009 - Order Approving "Fast Track" Utility-Administered Electric Energy Efficiency Programs With Modifications
- December 30, 2008 - Ruling Establishing Comment Process and Schedule Concerning the Report of Working Group V
- December 19, 2008 - Supplement to NYSERDA Workforce Development Proposal - Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
- October 15, 2008 - NYSERDA Codes & Standards Proposal
- September 22, 2008 - EEPS 90-day energy efficiency program proposals filed by utilities and NYSERDA
- August 22, 2008 - EEPS 60-day expedited and fast track energy efficiency program proposals filed by utilities and NYSERDA
- July 3, 2008 - Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard - Errata Notice
- June 23, 2008 - Order Establishing Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard and Approving Programs
Energy Efficiency Program Classification Groups - list of programs and energy efficiency measures
Pre-qualified Measures - List of "grand fathered" pre-qualified measures
IAG Guidance Documents
EEPS / DMM E-filer Information
On July 8, 2011 Department of Public Service completed a white paper that reviews status to date, and discusses a number of issues to be considered for improving the EEPS programs
- July 8, 2011 - Staff Program Review White Paper
EEPS Evaluation
Evaluation has been a central focus in the EEPS proceeding and the evaluation web page contains useful information and relevant resources that offer insight into our evaluation efforts. Topics include:
- The Evaluation Advisory Group
- Program-Specific Evaluation Plans
- Estimating and Reporting Program Impacts
- Technical Manuals (listed below)
- Evaluation Reports
- The Northeast Evaluation, Measurement and Verification Forum
- The New York State Energy Plan 2009
- Events and Happenings
- A Selected Reference Library
EEPS Technical Manuals
The Commission has, over the course of the EEPS proceeding, approved a series of technical manuals to provide a uniform, measure-specific approach to estimate the energy and demand savings achieved by EEPS programs and avoid conflicting energy saving estimates for the same measures within different programs.
During 2008 and 2009, the Commission approved a series of five sector-specific technical manuals, and, in an order issued on October 15, 2010, the Commission approved a revised technical manual that updates and consolidates the five sector-specific manuals. This new manual is effective January 1, 2011, meaning that, for all measures approved on or after January 1, 2011, the EEPS program administrators are required to use the new, updated and consolidated manual to estimate and report energy savings.
Technical Manual, effective January 1, 2011:
- October 15, 2010 - New York Standard Approach for Estimating Energy Savings – Residential, Multi-Family and Commercial/Industrial Measures
- Appendix M - Guidelines for Early Replacement Conditions (786kb, 44 pgs PDF)
- Appendix O - C&I Lighting Policy (385kb, 8 pgs PDF)
- EULs of measures additional to those posted in the Appendix of the 7/18/2011 order
- December 16, 2009 - New York Standard Approach for Estimating Energy Savings from Energy Efficiency Programs Single Family Residential Measures
- September 1, 2009 - New York Standard Approach for Estimating Energy Savings from Energy Efficiency Measures in Commercial and Industrial Programs
- July 9, 2009 - New York Standard Approach for Estimating Energy Savings from Energy Efficiency Measures in Multifamily Programs
- March 25, 2009 - New York Standard Approach for Estimating Energy Savings from Energy Efficiency Programs(Gas)
- December 28, 2008 - New York Standard Approach for Estimating Energy Savings from Energy Efficiency Programs(Electric)
Public Service Commission Documents
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