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2021 Energy Waste Reduction and Demand Response Statewide Potential Study
Notice: MI Power Grid meetings and all other MPSC workgroup meetings will be conducted via teleconference only until further notice. Please find remote access information for upcoming meetings on our calendar of events.
Public Act 341 of 2016 requires the Michigan Public Service Commission to periodically conduct Energy Waste Reduction (EWR) and Demand Response (DR) potential studies to support modeling scenarios and assumptions used by electric utilities in Integrated Resource Plans filed before the MPSC.
The first potential studies were conducted in 2017. A link to those pages can be found here: MPSC - Demand Response Potential Study and MPSC - Energy Waste Reduction Potential Study. In the summer of 2020, as a result of it's competitive solicitation, the MPSC selected Guidehouse Inc. to conduct the next study of Michigan's technical, economic, and achievable EWR and DR potential. This study period spans 2021 to 2040. The project is expected to be completed by September 2021.
Questions or comments on the study can be sent to Guidehouse at Michigan.energystudy@guidehouse.com
Actions to Date
- Three stakeholder sessions were held to solicit comments on the proposed DR options list and EWR measure list, as well as review the customer survey and market characterization parameters.
- Guidehouse has finalized the DR options list and EWR measure list based on stakeholder feedback.
- The EWR and DR Statewide Potential Study Reports have been drafted and are being circulated for stakeholder review and feedback.
Stakeholder Sessions
December 2, 2020 (TELECONFERENCE ONLY)
February 4, 2021 (TELECONFERENCE ONLY)
June 17, 2021 (TELECONFERENCE ONLY)
Staff Lead
Task - Related Documents
- MI EWR/DR Statewide Potential Study Research Plan
- Responses to Stakeholder Comments
- Draft Commercial Survey
- Draft Residential Survey
- Response to Stakeholder Survey Comments
- EWR Measure List Draft 12-2-2020
- EWR Measure List Final 1-31-2021
- DR Options List Draft 12-2-2020
- DR Options List Final 1-31-2021
- MI 2021 Statewide EWR Potential Study Global Data Summary Memo
- MI 2021 EWR Global Data Summary
- MI 2021 Statewide DR Potential Study Global Data Summary Memo
- MI 2021 DR Global Data Summary
- MI Potential Study 2021 Global Input Stakeholder Feedback Summary 5-18-2021
Reports
Energy Waste Reduction - Draft
- MI EWR Statewide Potential Study Final Draft Report
- Appendix A - Residential Customer Survey
- Appendix B - Commercial and Industrial Customer Survey
- Appendix C - EWR Modeling Methodology
- Appendix D - EWR Modeling Results
Energy Waste Reduction - Final
- MI EWR Statewide Potential Study Report - Final
- MI EWR Statewide Potential Study Report - Redline
- MI EWR Statewide Potential Study Report Appendix A - Residential Customer Survey
- MI EWR Statewide Potential Study Report Appendix B - Commercial and Industrial Customer Survey
- MI EWR Statewide Potential Study Report Appendix C - EWR Modeling Methodology
- MI EWR Statewide Potential Study Report Appendix D - EWR Modeling Results (Excel File)
- Response to Stakeholder Feedback re: EWR Statewide Potential Study Draft Report
- MI EWR Final Global Data Summary (Excel File)
Demand Response - Draft
- MI DR Statewide Potential Study Final Draft Report
- Appendix A - Residential Customer Survey
- Appendix B - Commercial and Industrial Customer Survey
- Appendix D - Demand Response Reduction Results
Demand Response - Final
- MI DR Statewide Potential Study Report - Final
- MI DR Statewide Potential Study Report - Redline
- MI DR Statewide Potential Study Report Appendix A - Residential Customer Survey
- MI DR Statewide Potential Study Report Appendix B - Commercial and Industrial Customer Survey
- MI DR Statewide Potential Study Report Appendix D - Demand Response Reduction Results (Excel File)
- Response to Stakeholder Feedback re: DR Statewide Potential Study Draft Report
- MI DR Final Global Data Summary (Excel File)