Draft Energy Efficiency Reporting Requirements

In 2010, Synapse developed a draft rule for the Arkansas Public Service Commission Staff specifying demand-side management reporting requirements. The reporting requirements were developed to:

1. Enable the Commission and stakeholders to assess programs;
2. Standardize reporting data across utilities;
3. Clarify definitions; 
4. Ensure that utility DSM programs are comprehensive, thorough, cost-effective, and adhere to best practices; 
5. Enable a concise overview of resource allocation, savings, and trends in those items in order to further Commission and public understanding of demand-side management programs; and
6. Maximize progress towards least-cost utility service via comprehensive acquisition of all cost-effective demand-side management resources.