Capstone: M&V Diagnostics
Hands-on: work eight M&V call-outs — adjusted baselines, multi-driver models, weather luck, IPMVP option choice, non-routine adjustments, the noise floor, persistence and rebound — then calculate, verify and report honestly.
30 min read · Jacob Willis, Net Zero Lead
You've learned what a baseline is, how to normalise for weather and other drivers, the four IPMVP options, how to calculate adjusted savings, and the pitfalls that overstate results. This capstone puts you in the M&V role — turning raw data into a credible, defensible saving, and refusing to claim more than really happened. The thread through every case is integrity: a saving is the energy you avoided using, measured against an adjusted baseline under the same conditions — never raw bills year-on-year. The most damaging error in energy management is overstatement, and these cases are built to test whether you'll resist it.