Publications

Here is a sample of reports, whitepapers, and roadmaps that Birch Road Consulting has contributed to or written in full.

• “CAEECC-Hosted Equity Metrics Working Group: Report and Recommendations to the California Public Utilities Commission and the Energy Efficiency Program Administrators” (2021). CAEECC.

• “CAEECC-Hosted Market Support Metrics Working Group: Report and Recommendations to the California Public Utilities Commission and the Energy Efficiency Program Administrators” (2021). CAEECC.

• “CAEECC-Hosted Undeserved Working Group: Summary Memo for Transmittal to California Public Utilities Commission” (2021). CAEECC.

• “CAEECC-Hosted Market Transformation Working Group Phase II: Report and Recommendations to the California Public Utilities Commission” (2021). CAEECC.

• “Best Practices for Calculating Carbon Reductions [of DSM Programs]” (2018). E Source.

• “Californians Rallied to Make Water Conservation a New Lifestyle in 2015, but will the Savings Persist?... What Best Practices Can the Water and Energy Industries Learn from Each Other?” (2016). In Proceedings of the ACEEE 2016 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings.

• “Bonneville Power Administration Technology Advisory Group User Guide” (2014). 31-page energy efficiency program user guide.

• “Power of Ten: Decade of Growth for Emerging Technologies Programs in California” (2014). In Proceedings of the ACEEE 2014 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings.

• “Southern California Edison Emerging Technologies Program Roadmap” (2013). 24-page energy efficiency program user guide and roadmap.

• “Emerging Technologies Coordinating Council Governance and Membership Policy Report” (2013). 13-page report prepared for seven-member consortium comprised of California’s largest utilities, municipalities, the California Public Utilities Commission and California Energy Commission