The ProCost model was developed to characterize the costs and benefits of conservation measures and programs so that they can be compared on an equal footing to other energy resource options including generation and other demand side resources. ProCost is used by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Council) to develop the conservation supply curve used in the Power Plan analysis. ProCost is also used by the Council’s Regional Technical Forum (RTF) to evaluate the cost effectiveness of conservation measures using the assumptions of the Council’s current Power Plan. For some consumers of RTF work products, the Total Resource Cost Benefit Cost (TRC B/C) ratio is of primary importance. Additional organizations use ProCost and ProCost results and may rely on other output metrics.
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| ProCost Version 5.09 |
3/4/2024 |
- More data fields in the "Shaped Savings" table: all benefit and cost components from the Electric Regional Perspective and the predominant electric savings shapes (for each measure application, this is the savings shape for the savings component with the most electric savings). Also added the ability to customize the name of the custom output sheet (the Planners use this custom output sheet, but the RTF does not).
- Added in Savings Shapes (shapes plus details of the development of the shapes) from 2023 RTF measures.
- Added instructions for how to specify "Base Case Cost at Start of Period 2" in the comment box for that field in the "Measure_InputOutput" sheet on the Measure Assessment Template.
- Removed need for user to move the cell containing the text "LAST DATA COLUMN" if/when they add savings shapes to the Shapes table.
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| Measure Assessment Template v5.09 |
3/4/2024 |
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