Market Transformation Savings Working Group

The purpose of the SAG Market Transformation Savings Working Group (MT Savings Working Group) is:

1. To provide a forum to discuss policy issues related to MT savings evaluation and estimation.
2. To provide an opportunity to review specific MT initiatives and the data/approach proposed to be used to develop savings, including but not limited to:
   1. Logic Models;
   2. Savings/unit;
   3. Total market unit data collection;
   4. Natural market baseline data and projections;
   5. Service territory accounting; and
   6. The duration of any MT savings credit.
3. To reach consensus on savings protocols for MT initiatives that may be included in the IL-TRM.

​The MT Savings Working Group will report-back to the large group SAG following discussions, as needed.

Working Group Participation

• Participation in the MT Savings Working Group is open to all, unless a topic may present a financial conflict of interest.
• Please contact the SAG Facilitator, Celia Johnson, to join this Working Group:  [email protected]

2020 Proposed Policy Resolution

• Click here to download Proposed Market Transformation Policy Resolution.
  • Comments are due by COB on Monday, April 13. Send comments to Nick Dreher ([email protected]), Margie Gardner ([email protected]) and the SAG Facilitator ([email protected]).

2020 Working Group Plan

• SAG Market Transformation Working Group Plan for 2020 (draft, 2/12/2020)

Resources

• Energy Efficiency Market Transformation Summit Report: Initiatives, Designs and Key Themes (Prepared by Navigant Consulting for ComEd), February 2019
• Attachment C to IL-TRM Version 8.0: Framework for Counting Market Transformation Savings in Illinois (August 23, 2019)
• CNP Upstream Commercial Food Service Pilot Program: Task 1 Final Report (Frontier Energy, November 2018)
• Midwest Market Transformation Collaborative Opportunity Briefs:
  • Commercial Food Service Opportunity Brief
  • Luminaire Level Lighting Control Systems Opportunity Brief

2020 Working Group Meetings

• Q1 Meeting: February 13, 2020 (Teleconference)
• Q2 Meeting: May 19, 2020 (Teleconference)
• Q3 Meeting: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 (Chicago)
• Q4 Meeting: Monday, September 21, 2020 (Teleconference)

2019 Working Group Meetings

2019 Plan: SAG Market Transformation Savings Working Group Plan for 2019 (final, v2)

MT Savings Working Group Meeting #6: Wednesday, November 20

• Agenda
• SAG Market Transformation Savings Group 2020 Plan (SAG Facilitator)
• Midwest Market Transformation Collaborative Update (Randy Opdyke, Nicor Gas and Jim Fay, ComEd)
• Brief Overview of Open Policy Issues: excerpted from July 17 Cover Memo from Margie Gardner, Resource Innovations
• Market Transformation in 2020: ComEd Next Steps (Jim Fay, ComEd)
• IL Energy Code Compliance MT Savings Working Group Update (Alison Lindburg, MEEA)
  • Residential Field Study Results
• Follow-up: Attendees and Meeting Notes from 11/20 Meeting

MT Savings Working Group Meeting #5: Monday, August 19

• Agenda
• ​Presentation on Framework for MT Savings White Paper
• Follow-up: Attendees and Meeting Notes from 8/19 Meeting

MT Savings Working Group Meeting #4: Wednesday, July 17

• Agenda
• Cover Memo from Margie Gardner, Resource Innovations
• Presentation on Updated Framework for MT Savings White Paper: Response to Comments​
• Follow-up: Attendees and Meeting Notes from 7/17 Meeting

MT Savings Working Group Meeting #3: Friday, June 14

• Agenda
• ​Cover Memo from Margie Gardner, Resource Innovations
• Errata Sheet (replacing Options 1 and 2 on page 22 of the draft Framework White Paper)
• Presentation on Framework for MT Savings White Paper​
• Follow-up: Attendees and Meeting Notes from 6/14 Meeting

MT Savings Working Group Meeting #2: Friday, May 10

• Agenda
• Overview of 2019 Working Group Activities (SAG Facilitator)
• ​Framework for Estimating MT Savings: High-level Outline Presentation (Margie Gardner, Resource Innovations; Jeff Harris and Dulane Moran, NEEA; and Ralph Prahl, Prahl and Associates)
• Follow-up: Attendees and Meeting Notes (5/22/19)

MT Savings Working Group Meeting #1: Monday, March 11

• Agenda (updated)
• Illinois Landscape for Market Transformation  (Jim Fay, ComEd)
• Attribution of Market Transformation Savings  (Laura Agapay-Read, Navigant)
• Midwest Market Transformation Collaborative Presentation (Margie Gardner, Resource Innovations)​​
• Follow-Up:Attendees and Meeting Notes (3/21/19)