"Summer afternoon-summer
afternoon; to me those have
always been the two most
beautiful words in the
English language."
(Henry James)
 Indeed,
summer has finally
arrived-after a long,
blustery winter and a very
wet spring. At Johnson
Consulting Group, we are
finishing up a few long-term
projects and are looking
forward to taking a short
break in the next few weeks.
My plans including getting
my sailboat ready for its
first outing this weekend on
the Chesapeake Bay and
preparing for a new puppy to
arrive in August.
Best
regards,
Dr.
Katherine Johnson, President
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NSPM - Arkansas is First in the
Nation
The National Standard Practice
Manual (NSPM) has gained widespread
recognition as a new framework to
view cost-effectiveness assessments
for energy efficiency programs.On
November 2, 2017, the Arkansas
Public Service Commission directed
the Parties Working Collaboratively
(PWC) to consider the findings and
recommendations of the NSPM
framework.
To address these issues, the PWC
formed an NSPM Working Group and
collaborated with E4TheFuture to
develop a Case Study regarding the
NSPM in Arkansas.The overall goal of
this case study was to document
Arkansas' progress in adhering to
the six NSPM underlying principles.
Specifically, this case study:
* Summarizes the status of six
of the seven Arkansas
Investor-Owned Utilities (IOUs)
3 regarding incorporating the
NSPM principles into their
current energy efficiency
policies and programs'
cost-effectiveness analysis;
and
* Identifies specific
areas in which additional
review, discussion, and
consideration may be needed
to fully meet these
underlying principles.
A copy
of this case study is available
at the following link: NSPM
AR Case Study.
 "Based
on the Case Study submitted by
Staff, and the testimony,
exhibits, and
recommendations of Dr. Johnson
and Mr. Booth, the Commission
accepted the NSPM Case Study and
supporting appendices and rules"
and directed the PWC to work to
integrate these findings into
revisions in the annual
reporting workbooks and
cost-effectiveness calculations
for six of the seven Arkansas
IOUs. This is the first
Commission order (Commission
Order Regarding NSPM)
that directed utilities to
consider the NSPM framework in
cost-effectiveness analysis.
Congratulations to Arkansas for
leading the way!
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Colorado Gas Utilities
Continue to Shine
Working with
Apex
Analytics
and Ward
Research, we
just
completed
two program
evaluations
of the
energy
efficiency
gas programs
offered by
Atmos Energy
and CNG,
both based
in
Colorado.
These
utilities
continue to
build on
their
previous
successful
statewide
collaboration
and deliver
cost-effective
and engaging
energy
efficiency
programs to
both
residential
and
commercial
customers
living in
rural areas
outside of
Denver. Both
evaluations
revealed
that the
programs are
making
progress in
encouraging
customers to
participate
in home
energy
audits,
serve
low-income
communities,
and provide
ongoing to
support to
C&I
customers
through
innovative
program
approaches
and strong
staff
support.
Keep up the
good work!
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Thoughts and Prayers
with Flooding Victims
We have all be
glued to the news
watching the terrible
flooding in Arkansas,
Missouri, Oklahoma and
neighboring states. Our
colleagues from AOG sent
along the following
pictures illustrating
the devastating damage
that has occurred in
their service territory
and surrounding region.
Will you consider
joining me in making
a one-time donation
to the American Red
Cross to help with
disaster and clean
up efforts? If so,
click here Donate
to Red Cross and
thanks!
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More Evaluation Projects
in the Works
 We
have also been working
on several other program
evaluations in the
Washington D.C. Area.
Johnson Consulting Group
continues to lead the
process evaluations for
the Department of
Housing and Community
Development (DHCD)'s Low
Income Energy Efficiency
Program (LIEEP). Working
as a subcontractor to
The Cadmus Group,
Katherine has just
finished up the process
evaluation of LIEEP for
the PY2018 program year
(EmPOWER
MD LIEEP).
This program
continues to grow and
expand its services to
low-income customers
throughout Maryland.
LIEEP is funded by the
five EmPOWER electric
utilities and will be
adding new services in
an upcoming pilot later
in this year.
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Fun Stuff |
In This Issue |
My first novel is also making the
rounds. In March 2019, the book
traveled to the London Book Fair and
was also featured at the New York
City's Book Fair- the largest book
fair in the USA. Check out my
reviews on Amazon Link to Amazon
ebook and reviews or or on my
website:
Grit & Granite.
E books are available at Amazon,
Barnes & Noble and Apple eBooks.
Pick up a copy, enjoy the book
and send me a review!
Check out this Colorado View
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KJ's Condo in Ouray, CO
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Where in the World is Dr. KJ?
* August 6:
PWC Meeting, Little Rock, AR
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August 20-22:
IEPEC, Denver,
CO
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August 23-25:
Writer's Digest
Annual Conference,
New York City, NY
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