CDM Program Planning and Design

Our team of professionals can plan programs, which identify unique offerings, target markets and approaches. This includes market or technology research based activities to identify potential savings, technology options and appropriate market mechanisms. The outcome of this effort represents both the program documentation required for regulatory filing/approval and the launching point for program delivery.

Engineering and Technology Needs Assessments

Cost effectiveness analysis is a critical component of program planning and evaluation and the can be fully automated using our uniquely designed web based software. This capability provides our clients with the necessary platform for regulatory compliance and Shared Savings claims.

Project Management

With our team of experts, we can help plan, organize, and manage resources to bring about the successful completion of all your CDM project goals and objectives.

Marketing

When a CDM program is ready to be delivered the market, the proponent must be in a position to fully support the program. This includes "marketing" the program, ensuring appropriate support (processing incentives, fielding questions etc) and collecting and reporting the various results. Some organizations may wish to internalize much of this effort, however with its access to a variety of associates and delivery agents, our team can deliver on all of these activities.

Cost Effectiveness Assessments

Cost effectiveness analysis is a critical component of CDM program planning and evaluation.   With our commercial available software SeeToolTM we can offer our clients with the necessary platform for regulatory compliance and evaluation tools.

Program Evolution and Research

We recognize that program evaluation is an integral part of program development; evaluation metrics need to be built into design for the purpose of tracking program success.  Programs that overcome barriers and gain traction in the market place create a ripple effect that transforms aspects of the market; they modify access to a service or product through increased (or in some cases decreased) supply, generate change in consumer behavior through incentives and/or awareness, and when sustained, they create a feedback loop in which increased access is driven by a lowered price-point related to greater supply. Our team has worked extensively on the development of evaluation protocols and their application in the industry. We work closely with leading U.S. organizations to bring our clients the latest in evaluation techniques and findings.

In March 2008, the OEB finalized its ‘Guidelines for Electricity Distributor Conservation and Demand management – Board File No.: EB-2008-0037’, giving LDC within Ontario additional CDM funding opportunities.  With our extensive knowledge of Ontario’s CDM framework, we have been helping our clients successfully navigate through the regulatory process for the past several years.