Conservation Potential Assessment

Cowlitz PUD is required by law (I-937/EIA) to update its Conservation Potential Assessment (CPA) every two years and provide an energy efficiency/conservation analysis or assessment for a 10-year period. Energy Savings for a two-year period are taken from that 10-year estimate in this analysis to provide a target for the PUD.

The assessment or CPA tells us how much energy efficiency or conservation is available in our service territory. This analysis is performed using a lot of data including county building data, historical energy efficiency/conservation at the PUD, and other local, state, and regional data points.

Our CPA results inform the Board-adopted target for energy savings for a two-year period.

From here, the Energy Efficiency Services Department plans the effort to support customers and meet our legal obligations under this law.

Current CPA

Resources

Previous CPAs

References

State Auditor Reports