West Penn Power AMENDED Program Year 3 Final Annual Report

Verification/Data Acquisition (DAQ)
ADM used surveys, on-site verification, and/or data logging in order to address uncertainties identified
in the desk review process. ADM determined the requisite level of additional verification by applying
the following general rule-set:
Measure
On-Site Data
Measure Type Survey
Category
Verification Logging
Prescriptive Lighting • X X*
Prescriptive Motors & Drives X X*
Prescriptive Other X X*
Custom All X X
* As required by the TRM
In this way ADM ensures that enough information was gathered to make accurate and robust site
analyses.
Post DAQ analysis
In order to promote consistency and accuracy, ADM created a Microsoft Excel based calculator for each
prescriptive measure rebated in the program that has a stipulated savings algorithm in the Pennsylvania
TRM. Each calculator has one spreadsheet that is used to recreate the claimed savings values by
entering in values according to the rebate application and site documentation during the desk review.
There is a second sheet that is then used to calculate ex post verified savings by updating key
parameters according to on-site data collection. In many cases no changes were made between these
two sheets, as all key variables were identified correctly through the desk review. 25
Custom measures were evaluated according to the EM&V'plan that was written during the desk review
and in accordance with IPMVP. Given the nature of these measures, the custom analyses employed
monitored data, cut-sheets, and one-time power measurements to characterize energy use and energy
savings. For measures installed on equipment used in industrial processes, ADM also collected annual
production data (in addition to any production collected during the monitored time period). This was
used to normalize energy savings to production.
Program Sampling
25 This is particularly true for rebates incentivized through the "Non-Standard Lighting for Business" program and
whose connected load reduction was less than SO kW. These rebates usually included itemized invoices) an
itemized list of fixtures and their locations, and fixture cut-sheets. Since the TRM stipulates hours of use by space
type for sites whose connected-load reduction is less than 50 kW, this documentation proved sufficient much of
the time.
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