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NESP: Methods, Tools and Resources Handbook 

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Overview

Read the handbook which provides technical information on how benefits and costs of DER investments can be quantified (monetized or otherwise), with links to resources and tools.

The 250+ page Methods, Tools and Resources Handbook for Quantifying DER Impacts for Benefit-cost Analysis (“MTR handbook”) serves as a companion document to the 2020 National Standard Practice Manual (NSPM).

While the NSPM provides guidance on identifying what benefits and costs should be accounted for in a jurisdiction’s primary cost-effectiveness test, the MTR handbook provides technical information on how benefits and costs of DER investments can be quantified (monetized or otherwise), with links to resources and tools.

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