ICP Data Spec: Getting Into the Weeds

The ICP team hosted the first of six bi-weekly technical forum calls on May 18th to discuss the development of the ICP Data Specification, a joint effort between LBNL and ICP using the Building Energy Data Exchange Specification (BEDES) as a backbone to the Data Spec. 
Premise: EE Investors will demand volumes of normalized data via the standardized ICP protocols to increase confidence in results.
Goal: Specification for a standard dataset for ICP protocols, based on the DOE BEDES:

• Will allow for data to be easily exchanged from project developers to a wide range of investors
  
• Standard data specification can lead to reliable actuarial data on EE performance

The Data Spec will address three use-cases, specifically:

• Engineering review by independent Quality Assurance Providers
• ICP registry actuarial analysis - project types, project data, savings, realization rates, variations in savings
• Underwriting review - assessing the financial / economic performance of projects, and key underwriting metrics

The lively discussion, with participating stakeholders and data enthusiast from the US and abroad, dove into the weeds and discussed the specific data fields in the Project Overview and Baselining sections of the Data Spec Strawman. The next call is scheduled for June 1st at noon EST, and will focus on Savings Calculations. 
If you'd like to join the next call, reach out to Jeff Milum at  jeff.milum@efficiency.org for detalls. 
DATA DATA DATA!

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