25NC0166 Energy Efficiency Impact, Market, and Process Evaluations for Custom Projects, Strategic Energy Management and Meter-Based Energy Savings Programs Consulting

The CPUC is seeking a qualified consulting firm to perform comprehensive impact, market, and process evaluations for custom energy‑efficiency projects across California’s utility programs. The work includes developing research and evaluation plans, creating annual ex‑post workplans, conducting data‑collection and sampling, estimating gross and net savings, producing draft and final evaluation reports, maintaining SEM (Strategic Energy Management) assessments, updating water‑energy calculators, and delivering custom‑project review guidance. The contractor must coordinate closely with CPUC staff, multiple utility stakeholders, and other evaluation contractors, and must provide extensive documentation, dashboards, and data transfer deliverables over a five‑year period. • Develop and maintain research‑evaluation plans and annual ex‑post workplans for SEM, CIAC, and NMEC programs. • Design and execute data‑collection, sampling, and measurement‑and‑verification methodologies, including meter‑based and custom‑measure analyses. • Produce detailed impact‑evaluation reports, master‑plan updates, and dashboards; support policy compliance (AB 802, SB 350) and maintain DEER database reporting. • Conduct stakeholder workshops, webinars, and coordination meetings; update the Water‑Energy Nexus calculator and related tools. • Deliver extensive documentation, data sets, scripts, and training materials, and manage a five‑year schedule with quarterly and annual milestones.