This document (referred to as the "Guide") provides guidance for evaluators who conduct impact assessments of research and development (R&D) programs for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). It ...
June 4, 2015
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This document (referred to as the "Guide") provides guidance for evaluators who conduct impact assessments of research and development (R&D) programs for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). It is also targeted at EERE program staff responsible for initiating and managing commissioned impact studies. The Guide specifies how to estimate economic benefits and costs, energy saved and installed or generated, environmental impacts, energy security impacts, and knowledge impacts of R&D investments in advanced energy technologies.