Robert Oliver Email & Phone Number

Reno, Nv, Us

Reno, Nevada, United States

Mr. Oliver is presently responsible for evaluation, measurement and verification (EM&V) of Demand Side Management (DSM) portfolios that include various residential, commercial, agricultural, behavioral, low-income, solar, geothermal, energy education and other DSM programs. He has directed DSM portfolio evaluations in Nevada, Ohio and Oklahoma, while also providing EM&V oversight for residential and low-income program evaluations in Idaho, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. He provides electric and gas utility clients technical services including DSM portfolio design and related analyses; also provides technical reference manual (TRM) review, as well as participating in collaborative processes related to TRMs. Mr. Oliver provides clients innovative approaches and methods for utilizing measure-level load shapes and program-level energy savings profiles to maximize accuracy of reporting for peak demand savings provided by DSM measures and programs. He also provides guidance and quality assurance for EM&V sampling, ensuring that sampling is rigorous while exercising prudence with respect to EM&V budgets and resources. Mr. Oliver has served as lead writer, editor or peer reviewer for numerous EM&V reports and related technical documents.