About NESP

The National Energy Screening Project (NESP^TM) mission is to improve cost-effectiveness screening practices for distributed energy resources (DERs). NESP joins organizations and individuals with a common interest in improving cost-effectiveness assessment — also referred to as benefit-cost analysis (BCA) — of DERs.

The National Energy Screening Project (NESP) convenes stakeholders and is open to all organizations and individuals interested in working collaboratively to improve BCA practices.

NESP’s main products include the National Standard Practice Manual^TM (NSPM), the Methods, Tools, and Resources Handbook (MTR Handbook), and services such as technical assistance to states on BCA for DERs, as well as training and certification on BCA topics. NESP has primarily been funded by E4TheFuture, with additional support from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Content is guided by an Advisory Group.

Julie Michals, Director of Valuation, E4TheFuture

See updated staff bios.*

Josh Owens, Senior Associate, E4TheFuture

*Note: As of January 2026, staff are employees of NASEO, the new home of NESP.

See background and early history of the NESP (evolution of the NSPM).