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This paper describes the methodology and introduces a tool for systematic analysis of risk and uncertainty in the context of a “portfolio” approach to evaluating demand-side management (DSM) investment decisions. It describes the application of the tool by Nevada Power Company/Sierra Pacific Power Company in their assessment and regulatory reporting of DSM activities and performance. The structure, various modules and algorithms used in the tool for calculation of DSM impacts, and the costs and benefits on an 8,760 (hours per year) basis are discussed. Various uncertainties of DSM from both supply and demand perspectives are discussed, and the methodology for their symmetric treatment in DSM resource assessment are explained.

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