INDEEP evaluation of 220 energy efficiency programmes from 14 countries

Panel: Panel 1: Assessment of Energy Efficiency Policy

Author:
Harry Vreuls, NOVEM

Abstract

The INDEEP database is a tool for desiging or planning new energy efficiency programmes, evaluation of existing programmes by drawing comparisons between similar programmes in the database, and finally getting access to contacts concerning different types of DSM and actual DSM programmes, creating a network.

By September 2000 the INDEEP database holds 220 programmes from fourteen countries spread over a wide variety of types; the majority are characterised as general information, site-specific advise and installation of conservation measures. The energy as well as the demand savings fall into a wide range and the degree of savings is depend on the type of programme, the technology used and its characteristics.

The majority of programmes have total resource costs under 0.06 Euro/kWh. Most lessons learned by the programme management are on how to improve the programme and what the success factors were. INDEEP is one of the Tasks in the IEA DSM Agreement with access at the IEA DSM website at the address http://dsm.iea.org/ by seeking under annex 1.

A limited access is open for everyone while a full access to use of the database and all development during 6 years requires that the country sign an INDEEP membership contract including a payment of 5,000 $/year used for maintenance, updating programmes, collecting new programmes and an analysis of the content by year 2002.