Program Planning

Program planning is where the rubber meets the road. Lighthouse has helped its utility clients with a variety of aspects of program planning and design.


Program Plans

Program plans are essential to setting priorities, charting a course to get there, and understanding how to measure your progress along the way.

Selected Client Projects

  • Facilitated cross-functional discussions to develop a Demand Response Implementation Plan for Snohomish PUD
  • Assisted Portland General Electric with the development of its multi-year plan for flexible loads
  • Assisted the Bonneville Power Administration with the development of its multi-year Energy Efficiency Action Plan
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Process Development

Programs should be supported by strong processes. Let Lighthouse help with the development of any necessary program processes.

Selected Client Projects

  • Assisted Portland General Electric with the development of its Product Lifecycle Management Process

Tool Development

Having capable, flexible tools can be an integral piece of program planning and implementation. Lighthouse is well-versed in a variety of platforms and can create custom-built tools to meet your needs.

Selected Client Projects

  • Developed custom cost-effectiveness calculators for several clients, including Snohomish PUD, Emerald PUD, and the City of Richland.
  • Developed a web tool to dynamically identify the value of the Bonneville Power Administration’s UES Measure List
  • Developed online data visualization tool for Clark Public Utilities to dynamically view the results of their conservation potential assessment.

Potential Assessments

Program Benchmarking

Measuring your program results and comparing them to similar programs can provide invaluable information for planning future changes to program design and implementation.

Lighthouse can help benchmark your program results against other similar program and give you insightful analyses on how your program is performing.