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Common Pitfalls & Overstatement
Boundary changes, occupancy underestimation, weather luck, rebound effects; how to avoid.
10 min read · Jacob Willis, Net Zero Lead
M&V is as much about integrity as arithmetic. Savings can be overstated - deliberately or accidentally - in many ways. Knowing the common pitfalls is essential to producing numbers that withstand scrutiny.