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Dear E4,

The National Energy Screening Project (NESP) is pleased to announce U.S. DOE’s publication of the Distributional Equity Analysis (DEA) Guide, a resource co-funded by DOE via Lawrence Berkeley National Labs (LBNL) and NESP (a project of E4TheFuture). This companion guide to the National Standard Practice Manual provides detailed guidance on conducting DEA alongside benefit-cost analysis. Both the DEA Guide and a Framework Summary are available to download on LBNL’s project site. The NESP team hopes you find it useful!

See details below, including upcoming DEA trainings hosted by AESP and a webinar overview of the new guide hosted by LBNL.

— Julie Michals, Director

See the official release notice by U.S. DOE EERE.

Live Online DEA Training - June 2024

How to Conduct a Distributional Equity Analysis to Inform DER Investment Decisions

June 17-18 and 20-21 (2-4 pm ET daily)

(Earn CEUs/PDs)

For evaluation practitioners. Learn how distributional equity analysis can be used in conjunction with benefit-cost analyses to assess the equity impacts of distributed energy resources.

LBNL Overview of DEA Guide - June 25 Webinar

Practical Guidance on the Distribution of DER Benefits to Utility Customers

June 25 (2:00 pm ET)

Hosted by LBNL (Berkeley Labs). Webinar will review the seven stages for conducting a distributional equity analysis DEA), and describe how DEA results alongside benefit-cost analysis results can inform utility investment decisions in DERs.

BCA-NSPM Certification Training - July 2024

Conducting BCA for Distributed Energy Resources using the NSPM

July 22-23, Toronto, Ontario (in-person)

Become NSPM Certified^TM

For utilities, consultants, regulators, consumer advocates and others involved in planning, assessing or evaluating investments in DERs. Attendees who complete this course will gain a solid foundation of BCA core principles, an understanding of how BCA fits within a broader regulatory decision-making framework, and hands-on experience delving into hypothetical BCA exercises for example DER use cases.

Earn the NSPM Certified^TM credential to:

1) be well-positioned to apply NSPM guidance to your work;

2) differentiate from other practitioners, as jurisdictions increasingly reference and use the NSPM to guide DER evaluations.

Want to host an in-person NSPM Certified^TM training event near you? Contact Kristi Hewitt, AESP Training Manager, at khewitt@aesp.org or Julie Michals at NSPM@nationalenergyscreeningproject.org.

Visit NESP's Training and Certification page for presentations, webinars and trainings related to the NSPM and its application.

Miss Our Spring Newsletter?

Please find your NESP News (published May 23, 2024) HERE. See where and how states are referencing or using the NSPM, and learn about NESP’s forthcoming projects.

E4TheFuture serves as coordinator of the National Energy Screening Project, and manages its publications.

Contact us at NSPM@nationalenergyscreeningproject.org