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July 1, 2020 - Ridgeline Energy Analytics, a woman-owned and rapidly growing energy efficiency and renewable energy consulting firm, announced that it received national certifications as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) and a Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) under the WOSB Federal Contract Program by the Center for Women and Enterprise (CWE), a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). Ridgeline is also certified in Massachusetts and Illinois as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE).

Nancy Dickson, Ridgeline’s co-founder and CEO, said, “We are pleased to be officially certified as this benefits our clients by helping them to achieve their supplier diversity goals.”  The WBENC certifications will enable Ridgeline to be listed as an approved and qualified woman-owned business for government agencies and businesses that are committed to supplier diversity. 

Founded in 1997, WBENC is the nation’s leader in women’s business development and the leading third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women, with more than 13,000 certified Women’s Business Enterprises, 14 national Regional Partner Organizations, and over 300 Corporate Members. More than 1,000 corporations representing America’s most prestigious brands as well as many states, cities, and other entities accept WBENC Certification. www.wbenc.org

January 9, 2020

https://www.sebane.org/events/2020/1/9/photovoltaic-systems-and-the-2020-national-electric-code

The Solar Energy Business Association of New England (SEBANE) welcomes all PV installers, electrical and building inspectors to attend the most up-to-date training available on PV Systems and the 2020 National Electrical Code.

Join leading experts Matt Piantedosi, Ridgeline Energy Analytics, Bill Brooks, Brooks Engineering, and Jim Rogers, Bay State Inspectional Agency for an informative one-day program that will include presentations and interactive panel discussions on:

•  2020 National Electrical Code requirements for solar PV installations

•  Latest installation best-practices

•  Interconnection

•  Energy storage

•  And much more!

6 hours of NABCEP CEUs or Professional Development credit for MA Licensed Electricians

Learn how leading manufacturers can help you build code compliant systems in New England.

Metrus Blog by Maggie Molina, Senior Director for Policy, ACEEE,  February 26, 2019 

“Don’t put off for tomorrow what you can do today,” said Revolutionary sage, Ben Franklin. But when it comes to building retrofits, knowing how and when to invest in energy efficiency can be daunting. We called upon David Korn, founder of Ridgeline Energy Analytics, and his 20 years of experience identifying buildings in need of retrofits, to provide insight into the key things to look for when considering a retrofit. This simple three-step review can help you determine the overall health of your building— and if it’s time for a retrofit.  More

Efficiency Valuation Organization releases a new IPMVP Application Guide, April 16, 2018

The Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO) is pleased to announce the release of a new application guide Uncertainty Assessment for IPMVP (EVO 10100: 1:2018). This document is a revised and expanded version of the Statistics and Uncertainty for IPMVP (EVO 10100 1:2014) application guide published in 2014. The new application guide includes examples for each of the four IPMVP options.

M&V efforts are designed to determine energy and demand savings with some reasonable accuracy. However, this objective can be affected by either systematic error (i.e., not occurring by chance, including measurement error) or random error (i.e., occurring by chance and often due to using a sample rather than a census to develop the measured value). More.  [Table of Contents]

Committee Chair: M. Sami Khawaja, Ph.D. – Cadmus 

Brian Ball, Ph.D. – National Renewable Energy Laboratory 

Dakers Gowans, P.E. – Left Fork Energy, Inc. 

David Jump, Ph.D., CMVP – kW Engineering 

Bill Koran, P.E., CMVP – SBW 

Dave Korn, P.E. – Ridgeline Energy Analytics 

Steve Kromer, P.E. – SKEE 

Jesse Smith, M.Sc. – Demand Side Analytics 

Kevin Warren, P.E. – Warren Energy Engineering