Impact Evaluation Framework for Technology Deployment Programs

DOE/EERE’s Impact Evaluation Framework for Technology Deployment Programs provides comprehensive national-level guidance on energy efficiency program impact evaluation for all types of program approaches, including energy efficiency and clean or renewable energy programs. It provides specific tools to use in identifying the linkages between program activities or outputs and the resulting impacts or outcomes. This helps to separate program-induced impacts from effects that may be generated by other factors, a technique which will become increasingly important as more players enter the field offering messages, programs, or services designed to reduce energy use. This guide is recommended for the evaluation of programs relying mostly or exclusively on indirect effects, such as market transformation programs and education or training programs.

For beginners, DOE offers a high-level overview of how technology deployment programs typically produce impacts. See: Introductory Version