Webinars & Events

We welcome your suggestions about events where sharing NSPM information may be helpful. Below are upcoming and past NESP-related events.

For more detail on training events, see Training and Certification. See other news.

Upcoming:  

Dec. 11-12, 8:30-4:30 (in Washington DC): Intensive BCA Training Course – become NSPM Certified^TM. This in-person deep dive course covers a full range of BCA topics, including interactive exercises for different DER use cases. Taking this course and becoming NSPM Certified can help to differentiate you from other practitioners as jurisdictions increasingly use the NSPM. See details and register.

Jan. 21, 2025 (1-3 PM ET) Virtual Live: Accounting for Federal Tax Incentives and Other Transfers in Benefit-Cost Analysis of DERs. Learn how “transfers” – i.e., when an impact on one party is exactly offset by an inverse impact on another party – can be identified and accounted for in benefit-cost analysis (BCA) for distributed energy resources (DERs). See details and register.

POSTPONED – Date TBD (1-3 PM ET) Virtual Live: How to Conduct a Distributional Equity Analysis (DEA) to Inform DER Investment Decisions. Learn how DEA can be conducted alongside benefit-cost analyses, including case study applications of U.S. DOE’s Distributional Equity Analysis Guide. See details (orig. scheduled for Dec. 2-4, 2024).

Past 2024:

Sept. 23-26 (2-4 PM ET daily), AESP Online Live Training Benefit-Cost Analysis of Distributed Energy Resource Investments.

July 30, 31 and Aug. 1-2, 2024, (1-3 PM ET daily) AESP Online Live Training How to Conduct a Distributional Equity Analysis to Inform DER Investment Decisions. See details here.

July 22-23, 2024, Become NSPM Certified^TM! AESP In-Person Training Conducting Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) for Distributed Energy Resources using the National Standard Practice Manual (NSPM), Toronto, Ontario.

June 25, 2024, webinar hosted/recorded by LBNL (Berkeley Labs) Practical Guidance on the Distribution of DER Benefits to Utility Customers. Webinar reviews the seven stages for conducting a distributional equity analysis (DEA), and describes how DEA results alongside benefit-cost analysis results can inform utility investment decisions in DERs.

March 26, 27, 28, 2024, AESP Online Live Training Benefit-Cost Analysis of Distributed Energy Resource Investments and March 25, 2024, AESP Online Live – “Primer” for Benefit-Cost Analysis of Distributed Energy Resource Investments. See details here.

January 30-Feb. 1, 2024, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) Midwest Energy Solutions Conference, Chicago, IL.

2023:

December 13, 2023: Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) webinar, Conducting Distributional Equity Analysis View slides, watch recorded presentation.

October 16-18, 2023: ACEEE Energy Efficiency as a Resource (Philadelphia, PA). Two panels on NSPM-related topics, on state practices and distributional equity.

September 12, 13, 14, 2023: NARUC Regulatory Training Initiative Online Training Course on Conducting Distributional Equity Analysis.

July 16-19, 2023: NARUC Summer Policy Summit (Austin, TX). NESP staff attended.

July 18, 2023: DOE/LBNL Technical Training. Designing and Implementing Distributional Equity Analysis (DEA) for Energy Efficiency and DER Programs. At NASUCA Mid Year Meeting (Austin, TX, July 16-19).

May 30, 31; June 1: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), Regulatory Training Initiative Online Training Course on Benefit Cost Analysis for Distributed Energy Resources. Instructors: Karl Rábago, Rábago Energy LLC and Tim Woolf, Synapse Energy Economics. See session recordings and details.

March 1, 2023. AESP Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. Shifting Tomorrow’s Regulation: Performance-Based Regulation and Evaluation for DERs. Julie Michals, E4TheFuture.

February 15, 2023: CEDMC Evaluation, Measurement & Verification (EM&V) Forum. Metrics for Evaluating Programs and New Initiatives. Steve Schiller, Schiller Consulting. More information.

2022:

December 13: SEEA Webinar. Who Pays and Who Benefits? How To Incorporate Equity in Utility Resource Planning. Alice Napoleon, Synapse Energy Economics. View the recording.
November 1: IEPEC Workshop. Evolving Evaluation 202: Evaluation and Cost Effectiveness in a DER World. Steve Schiller, LBL. See slides.
October 27: Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) Webinar. Accessing Equity: Resources for the Efficiency Industry. Tim Woolf, Synapse Energy Economics; Justin Schott, Energy Equity Project; Allison Carlson, Illume Advising. See slides.
October 27: California Energy and Demand Management Council (CEDMC) Fall Conference. Session 2: Equity, Jobs and Decarbonization. Natalie Fortman, E4TheFuture. More information. 
October 11: Lumina Webinar. Navigating the Heat Pump Landscape: Helping Consumers, Utilities and Cities Make Economic Decisions. James Milford, Lumina; Justin Spencer, Apex Analytics; Brian Tholl, Fort Collins Utilities. View recording.
September 8: ICF Webinar. How utilities can evaluate the cost-effectiveness of DERs. Julie Michals, E4TheFuture; Kate Strickland, SEPA; David Pudleiner and Steve Fine, ICF. See recording and slides here.
August 21-26: ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (Pacific Grove, CA). Benefit-Cost Analysis: What it Can and Cannot Tell us About Distributional Equity of DERs. Natalie Fortman and Julie Michals, E4TheFuture. See the paper and presentation here.
August 25-26: ECEE National Workshop. Working Together for an Equitable Energy Future. Summary of event here.
August 18: AESP Summer Conference. Clear and Present Guidance: Using the NSPM Principles to Extract the Full Value from FLM David Pudleiner, ICF. 
May 3-5: National Regulatory Research Institute, Regulatory Training Initiative Online Training Course on Benefit Cost Analysis for Distributed Energy Resources. Instructors: Karl Rábago, Rábago Energy LLC and Tim Woolf, Synapse Energy Economics. More information.
January 20: NARUC Innovation Webinar Considering Non-Energy Benefits in PUC Decision Making: What Counts? Julie Michals, E4TheFuture. See recording here and slides here.

2021:

December 15, 2021: SEEA Webinar Electric Vehicle Programs: How to Strike a Balance Between Excitement and Execution. Chris Neme, Energy Futures Group (who spoke to Applying the NSPM for DERs to Benefit-Cost Analysis of Utility EV Investments). See recording here and slides here.
November 10, 2021: PLMA Fall Conference Assessing Cost-Effectiveness: DER Benefit-Cost Analysis Case Studies. Kate Strickland (SEPA) and David Pudleiner (ICF). See slides here.
November 7, 2021: NARUC Fall Meeting Accounting for Energy Equity in Benefit-Cost Analysis of DER Investments. Julie Michals, E4TheFuture. See slides here.
October 28, 2021:  How Do Buildings Use Energy? New Public End-Use Load Profiles for the U.S. Building Stock. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL).  See recording and slides here.
October 27, 2021: ACEEE EER Conference Accounting for Interactive Effects: Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Integrated Distributed Energy Resources. Courtney Lane, Synapse Energy Economics. See slides here.
October 26, 2021: ACEEE EER Conference Societal Non-Energy Benefits in Cost-Effectiveness Testing. Julie Michals, E4TheFuture. See slides here.
July 13, 2021: AESP Webinar “Cost-Effectiveness Training Course”.
May 6, 2021: California Efficiency Demand Management Council’s Spring Symposium, “Cost-Effectiveness Reform: Best Practices & Methods”.
May 4, 2021: NASEO Webinar “Benefit-Cost Analysis for Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings (GEBs) and Other Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)”. See slides here. 
April 1, 2021: AESP Webinar “Valuing DERs using a Consistent BCA Framework – Applying the NSPM”.
April 12-16, 2021: BPA 2021 National Home Performance Conference and Trade Show  “The Changing Paradigm for Energy Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness Testing”.
February 25, 2021: NCEP Webinar “Exploring Optimization Through Benefit-Cost Analysis”. See slides here. See recording.
February 19, 2021: SEPA “NSPM for DERs & Transportation Electrification”. See slides here..
February 16-19, 2021: MEEA’s 2021 Midwest Energy Solutions Conference. See slides here.
February 11, 2021: Better Buildings Residential Network “Passing the Test: How Are Residential Efficiency Cost-Effectiveness Tests Changing?” See slides here.

2020:

December 10, 2020: SEEA Webinar “Benefit-Cost Analysis of EVs- What the NSPM and Experience to Date Tells Us”.
December 7, 2020: NCEP Webinar “Exploring Optimization Through Benefit-Cost Analysis”.
November 20, 2020: KEEA Presentation “New Perspectives on Cost Test Reforms”. See slides here.
October 29, 2020: MEEA webinar “The NSPM for DERs – An Updated Resource for Benefit-Cost Analysis in the Midwest”. See slides.
October 21, 2020: ACEEE webinar “Evaluating Energy Efficiency Programs: Policies, Practices, and New Tools.” See slides.
September 29, 2020: Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Distributed Energy Resources hosted by IEPEC. See recording and slides here.
August 27, 2020: Benefit-Cost Analysis of DERs – An Overview of the New NSPM, hosted by LBNL. See slides here.
July 23, 2020: CEDMC Cost-Effectiveness Reform Webinar. See slides here.
June 25, 2020: CEE Virtual Summer Meeting. See slides here.
May 7, 2020: PLMA Webcast: Calculating Cost-Effectiveness for Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Impacts. See slides here.
April 27-30, 2020: 2020 National Home Performance Virtual Conference
February 18-20, 2020: Solar and Energy Storage Northeast Conference (Boston, MA)

2019:
November 14, 2019: AESP Webinar: Achieving Cost-Effectiveness Amid Increasing Challenges
October 31, 2019: AESP Webinar: Emerging Metrics and Valuation Approaches for Resource Programs
October 15-17, 2019: ACEEE Energy Efficiency as a Resource Conference (Minneapolis, MN) See slides.
August 19-22, 2019: International Energy Program Evaluation Conference (Denver, CO) See slides.
July 21-24, 2019: NARUC Summer Policy Summit (Indianapolis, IN) See slides.
June 3, 2019: 2019 NASEO Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting (Annapolis, MD) See slides.
May 21, 2019: NEEP 2019 Annual Public Meeting (Providence, RI) See slides.
April 25, 2019: Webinar: Quantifying the Impacts of Energy Efficiency and Other DERs
March 21, 2019: AESP Webinar: Accounting for Health and Safety Benefits of Energy Efficiency
February 20, 2019: Pre-Conference Policy Workshop “Recognizing the Value of Energy Efficiency in Your State” at the Midwest Energy Solutions Conference (Chicago, IL).

2018:
December 7, 2018: A New Lens for Cost-Effectiveness Testing: AR Case Study (SEEA Webinar). How Arkansas evaluated its current cost-effectiveness regime against the NSPM. Presenters: Chris Neme (Energy Futures Group; NSPM co-author), Katherine Johnson (Johnson Consulting Group), and Robert Booth (Arkansas Public Service Commission staff).
October 30-November 1, 2017: ACEEE Energy Efficiency as a Resource Conference Cost-Effectiveness Panel (Litchfield Park, AZ) See slides.
October 17, 2018: The Quiet Revolution in Cost-Effectiveness Testing (MEEA Webinar)
October 3, 2017: Michigan State University Institute of Public Utilities Advanced Regulatory Studies Program (advanced training) (East Lansing, MI)
September 10, 2018: Presentation: Updating the Energy Efficiency Cost-Effectiveness Framework in Minnesota (St. Paul, MN)
August 12-18, 2018: ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings (Pacific Grove, CA). See presentation: Cost-Effectiveness Testing 2.0 – Applying the New National Standard Practice Manual and paper: Cost-Effectiveness Testing 2.0 – Applying the New National Standard Practice Manual
Panel 2: Residential Buildings: Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation
Accepted paper: Cost-Effectiveness Testing 2.0 – Applying the New National Standard Practice Manual was presented by Julie Michals and Chris Neme. See below for slides.
July 17-18, 2018: NARUC Summer Policy Meeting (Phoenix, AZ) See slides.
June 26-27, 2018: NASUCA Mid-Year Meeting (Minneapolis, MN)

2017:
July 17, 2017: NARUC Summer Meeting Breakfast session (San Diego, CA) See slides.

If you would like a copy of any presentations on the document, contact nspm@nationalenergyscreeningproject.org.