Evaluation of implementation, enforcement and compliance issues of the Bonneville Model Conservation Standards Program: Volume 1

This report examines the activities of a sample of five participants in Bonneville's Model Conservation Standards (MCS) program. The MCS were designed to ensure that all new electrically-heated buildings located in the Bonneville power system area would conform to cost-effective standards of energy efficiency. Three primary objectives guided our research into the key issues of the MCS program: to understand the major effects of the MCS on enforcement activities, including an evaluation of incremental time and cost associated with enforcing the MCS in adopting jurisdictions; to explore the effects of MCS-related enforcement activity on (1) field compliance levels achieved, and (2) electricity savings within adopting jurisdictions; and to identify obstacles to participation in the Early Adopter program and, ultimately, successful implementation of the MCS in the region. 12 refs., 1 fig., 39 tabs.