2012 Edition of International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) Released to Public
The Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO®) announces the release of its 2012 International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP®). The 2012 IPMVP is now available for free download on EVO’s site. This updated edition of the 2010 IPMVP Volume I (Concepts and Options for Determining Energy and Water Savings) continues to make the protocol more easily usable by a global audience by responding to comments from around the world. Highlights of changes to the 2010 edition include the addition of new terms “operational verification,” “owners project requirements for M&V” and “monitoring and targeting,” and a Catalonian section to the Spain section of Appendix C.
Through the IPMVP, its flagship product, EVO has been assisting public and private decision-makers around the world for over a decade to measure and verify end use energy efficiency. In the 1990s, EVO developed standardized approaches to energy efficiency measurement and verification (M&V) to assist developers, owners and financiers of projects. Today, the IPMVP is the leading international protocol in end-user level M&V and is updated regularly as part of EVO’s continual effort to reflect best practices. The IPMVP has been translated into 15 languages and is used in more than 103 countries. It is now typically cited as good practice in numerous government and utility energy efficiency programs and emission trading regimes around the world, and as the basis for U.S. federal, state and utility M&V protocols. IPMVP Volumes may be downloaded at the EVO site, in the Products and Services, IPMVP Products section.
Use of the IPMVP is promoted by EVO through its worldwide training and certification programs for professionals. The Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP™) program, conducted jointly with the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), now recognizes over 1,600 professionals worldwide who are well-versed in the IPMVP.
