Working Group Purpose
The purpose of the SAG Non-Energy Impacts Working Group (NEI Working Group) is to discuss research plans and results from Illinois non-energy impact (NEI) studies as well as defensible methodologies to use across the state related to calculating non-energy impacts.
Participation
Participation in the NEI Working Group is open to all interested SAG participants, unless a topic presents a financial conflict of interest. Contact the SAG Facilitator to join the NEI Working Group.
2026 Working Group Meetings
- No NEI Working Group meetings are planned in 2026. Guidehouse will present an update on participant NEI research during the November 10, 2026 Large Group SAG meeting.
2025 Working Group Meetings
2024 Working Group Meetings
- No NEI Working Group meetings were held in 2024.
2023 Working Group Meetings
2022 Working Group Meetings
2021 Working Group Meetings
- No NEI Working Group meetings were held in 2021.
2020 Working Group Meetings
Click here to download the final 2020 NEI Working Group Plan.
- Meeting #1: Thursday, March 5 NEI Working Group Meeting
- Meeting #2: Tuesday, May 5 NEI Working Group Meeting
- Meeting #3: Wednesday, July 15 NEI Working Group Meeting
- Meeting #4: Tuesday, October 6 NEI Working Group Meeting
- Meeting #5: Tuesday, December 8 NEI Working Group Meeting
2019 Working Group Meetings
- Meeting #1: Monday, February 4 NEI Working Group Meeting
- Meeting #2: Friday, March 22 NEI Working Group Meeting
- Meeting #3: Wednesday, May 1 NEI Working Group Meeting
- Meeting #4: Wednesday, November 6 NEI Working Group Meeting
2018 Working Group Meetings
- August 29, 2018 Meeting
- Agenda (v2)
- Navigant Presentation: Highlights of Non-Energy Impacts Research Plan for ComEd
- Opinion Dynamics Presentation: Non-Energy Impacts Working Group Draft NEI Research Plan for Ameren Illinois
- Quantifying the Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: A Guide for State and Local Governments (U.S. EPA, 2018)
- Follow-up:
Non-Energy Impact Resources
Ameren Illinois
- Memo from Opinion Dynamics to Ameren Illinois: Healthier Homes Program Design and NEI Research (April 4, 2025)
- Memo from Opinion Dynamics to Ameren Illinois: Accessibility Pilot Non-Energy Impact Research (Feb. 25, 2025)
- Ameren Illinois 2023 Societal Health Non-Energy Impacts Report (Dec. 9, 2024)
- Ameren Illinois Income Qualified Participant Non-Energy Impacts Assessment (Oct. 31, 2023)
- Ameren Illinois Nonresidential NEIs Case Study Results: Manufacturing/Industrial
- Memo from Opinion Dynamics to Ameren Illinois: Non-Residential NEI Estimation Approach (March 30, 2022)
- Memo to Ameren IL: 2020 Economic and Employment Impacts Analysis (Jan. 25, 2022)
- Memo to Ameren IL: 2019 Economic and Employment Impact Analysis (Sept. 13, 2021)
- Ameren Illinois 2018 Societal Health Non-Energy Impacts Report (April 9, 2021)
- Memo from Opinion Dynamics to Ameren Illinois: Cognitive Pretest Results of the AIC Income Qualified Participant Non-Energy Impacts Survey (Dec. 4, 2020)
- Illinois DSM Portfolio Non-Energy Impacts Economic Analysis – ComEd and Ameren Illinois (July 10, 2020)
- Memo from Opinion Dynamics to Ameren Illinois: Literature Review Findings for Negative Non-Energy Impacts (Feb. 10, 2020)
- Memo to Ameren Illinois: 2018 NEI Baseline Assessment Summary and Findings (Feb. 10, 2020)
- Non-Energy Impact Literature Review for Ameren Illinois Company (Opinion Dynamics, Nov. 19, 2018)
ComEd
- Memo from Guidehouse to ComEd: ComEd CY2025 Energy Efficiency Programs Economic Impacts Reporting (June 16, 2026)
- ComEd CY2025 Societal Non-Energy Impacts Research Report
- ComEd CY2024 Societal Non-Energy Impacts Research Report
- Memo from Guidehouse to ComEd: 2024 EE Program Economic Impacts Reporting (June 20, 2025)
- ComEd CY2023 Societal Non-Energy Impacts Research Report
- Memo from Guidehouse to ComEd: CY2023 Energy Efficiency Program Economic and Employment Impacts (June 25, 2024)
- Memo from Guidehouse to ComEd: ComEd CY2022 EE Portfolio Economic and Employment Impacts
- ComEd CY2022 Societal Non-Energy Impacts Research Report
- Memo from Guidehouse to ComEd: 2021 EE Portfolio Economic and Employment Impacts
- ComEd Utility Non-Energy Impacts Research Overview (April 19, 2021)
- ComEd CY2020 Societal Non-Energy Impacts Research Report (March 10, 2021)
- Memo from Guidehouse to ComEd: CY2019 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Economic and Employment Impacts
- Illinois DSM Portfolio Non-Energy Impacts Economic Analysis – ComEd and Ameren Illinois (July 10, 2020)
- Quantifying Non-Energy Benefits from ComEd’s Income Eligible Programs: Secondary Research Report (Navigant, March 6, 2019)
Nicor Gas
- Memo from Guidehouse to Nicor Gas: 2025 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Economic Impact Reporting
- Memo from Guidehouse to Nicor Gas: 2024 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Economic Impact Reporting
- Memo from Guidehouse to Nicor Gas: 2023 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Economic Impact Reporting
- Memo from Guidehouse to Nicor Gas: 2022 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Economic Impact Reporting
- Memo from Guidehouse to Nicor Gas: Recommended Non-Energy Impacts for Peoples Gas’ Cost-Effectiveness Tests (Feb. 19, 2021)
- Memo from Guidehouse to Nicor Gas: 2021 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Economic Impact Reporting
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas
- Memo from Guidehouse to Peoples Gas: 2025 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Economic Impact Reporting
- Memo from Guidehouse to North Shore Gas: 2025 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Economic Impact Reporting
- Memo from Guidehouse to Peoples Gas: 2024 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Economic Impact Reporting
- Memo from Guidehouse to North Shore Gas: 2024 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Economic Impact Reporting
- Peoples Gas 2023 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Economic Impact Reporting
- North Shore Gas 2023 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Economic Impact Reporting
- Memo from Guidehouse to Peoples Gas: 2022 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Economic Impact Reporting
- Memo from Guidehouse to North Shore Gas: 2022 Energy Efficiency Portfolio Economic Impact Reporting
- Memo from Guidehouse to Peoples Gas: Recommended Non-Energy Impacts for Peoples Gas’ Cost-Effectiveness Tests (Dec. 17, 2020)
- Memo from Guidehouse to North Shore Gas: Recommended Non-Energy Impacts for North Shore Gas’ Cost-Effectiveness Tests (Dec. 17, 2020)
Additional Resources
- Applying Non-Energy Impacts from Other Jurisdictions in Cost-Benefit Analyses of Energy Efficiency Programs: Resources for States for Utility Customer-Funded Programs – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (May 2020)
- Memo from VEIC to Technical Advisory Committee: Documentation of TAC Review of Non Energy Benefits (Feb. 9, 2016)
2018 Non-Energy Impact Research Plans
- Final Ameren Illinois NEI Research Plan (Opinion Dynamics, 10/5/18)
- Final ComEd Non-Energy Impacts Research Plan (7/31/18)