www.CALMAC.org and

How It Can Help You

Pierre Landry, CALMAC Website CommitteeTim Caulfield, CALMAC Website Committee Co-ordinator

CALMAC/MAESTRO Evaluation Research ShowcasePacific Energy Center, July 26, 2006

What is CALMAC?The California Measurement Advisory Council provides a forum for:

– development, implementation, presentation, discussion, and review of

– local, regional and statewide market assessment and evaluation (MA&E) studies (both utility sposored and third party).

for California energy efficiency programs using Public Goods Charge funds. We are currently adding Demand Response, and Distributed Generation studies to the Searchable Database.

Who Is CALMAC?• California Public Utilities Commission

– Energy Division

– Division of Ratepayer Advocates

• California Energy Commission • Natural Resources Defense Council • Pacific Gas & Electric Company • Southern California Edison Company • Southern California Gas Company• San Diego Gas & Electric Company

What is www.CALMAC.org?

• Searchable Database of research reports

• bulletin board for meeting notices

• bulletin board for event announcements

• directory of who to contact

• archive of meeting agendas and minutes

• listserv for stakeholders and fellow travelers

CALMAC Website

Access to publications,contacts, links, and

input forms through menus.

Event banner directs youto new items of interest.

New Publications

Posted within Last 90 Days

Title

Open and read200 word Abstract

DownloadWhole File

Powerful Search Engine

Searchable Database Features

• 669 unique studies from 1990—present:– 7% from 32 recent Third Parties contributions.

– Appendices automatically retrieved with studies.

• 1994—present: all studies have downloadable files.

• A clean database for more accurate searches.

• Simple Search by key word with Boolean operators:– “Help” file tells users how to use the operators (AND, OR, NOT).

• Custom Search by category – Search by whole words or partial words.

– Sort the results by program year or publication date.

Simple Word Search

Good HelpFile Download a list

of Key Fields forthe Entire Database

Custom Search

Type in the wordsyou want

Simple Search Example

HighlightsWhere

Criteria areFound

See the Number of Studies Located

and Search Criteria

Newest studies first

Read theAbstract

Open or Download Executive Summary

DownloadSearch

Results List

… or Entire Report

Select: - Study Category - Sector - Sponsor

Set: - Publication Date Range - Program Year Range - Sort Criteria

Select: - Study Category - Sector - Sponsor

Set: - Publication Date Range - Program Year Range - Sort Criteria

Custom Search Example

Three unique studies found.

Lists search criteria as reminder

Download search

results list.

Example of Custom Search Results

Open or download Executive Summary or Whole Report

Appendices & Associated

Volumes inset for easy identification

Abstract

Report Announcement Listserv

On Any CALMAC.org page, you can sign up to get

automatic email announcement of

new study availability.

CALMAC Website Summary• It’s a powerful tool for finding background

material.• It’s a popular tool: >10,000 PDF files are

downloaded every month (120,000+/year)– ~480/work-day, or about 1 each work-minute

• The search tool allows you to home in on what you need.

• Database is very clean, making searches less frustrating.

• New studies are continually being posted, and you can be automatically informed of new postings.