SEVENTHWAVE INC

PROGRAM DESIGN, DELIVERY, AND EVALUATION: SEVENTHWAVE DELIVERS COMED'S HIGH-IMPACT COMMERCIAL NEW CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS. SINCE 2009, THE PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 500 PROJECTS, ACHIEVED HIGH LEVELS OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND SAVED MORE THAN 264 MILLION KWH. WE HAVE CONDUCTED SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH IN MINNESOTA TO HELP ACHIEVE GREATER ENERGY SAVINGS IN UTILITY RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO WISCONSIN'S LOW-INCOME WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, USING THE NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRIC BILLING RECORDS OF TREATED CLIENTS TO ASSESS THE ENERGY SAVING IMPACTS OF THE PROGRAM. SEVENTHWAVE PROCESSES BILLING DATA FOR MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION COLUMBIA GAS OF OHIO RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO CONDUCT REGULAR IMPACT EVALUATIONS OF FIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS. SEVENTHWAVE PARTNERS WITH THE U.S. DOE AND NREL TO SCALE ENERGY PERFORMANCE-BASED PROCUREMENT FOR NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN ILLINOIS, MINNESOTA, MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, OREGON AND COLORADO.

RESEARCH - SEVENTHWAVE STUDIES THE AS-INSTALLED PERFORMANCE OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDING SYSTEMS. WE DESIGN AND EXECUTE FIELD STUDIES TO INVESTIGATE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SPACE HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, WATER HEATING, LIGHTING AND PLUG-LOAD ENERGY USE. WE UNDERSTAND HOW BUILDINGS WORK AND WE USE THAT KNOWLEDGE TO INFORM OUR MODELING AND ANALYSIS. SEVENTHWAVE IS CONDUCTING A MULTI-LEVEL FIELD STUDY TO CHARACTERIZE EXISTING ROOF-TOP UNITS AND THE MARKET FOR NEW AND REPLACEMENT RTUS; CHARACTERIZING THE SMALL COMMERCIAL SECTOR IN MINNESOTA; CONDUCTING A DEMAND-SIDE EFFICIENCY POTENTIAL STUDY; AND COMPLETING A BASELINE STUDY OF RESIDENTIAL NEW CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES IN WISCONSIN. OUR RESEARCH INFORMS THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM DESIGN TO DRIVE DEEPER SAVINGS AND REACH UNDERSERVED MARKETS.