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Parlin, Kathryn, Lori Lewis, and Tracey DeSimone. (2014) “Top Down and Botton Up: Market Effects and Program Attribution in the C&I Market”. , Berlin.

Chiodo, Jennifer, Jennifer Meissner, Judeen Byrne, Lori Lewis, Jon Maxwell, and Kathryn Parl. (2013) “Compared to What?  An Alternative Strategy for Estimating Commercial and Industrial New Construction Baselines”. , Chicago, IL. International Energy Program Evaluation Conference, August 2013.

Lewis, Lori (Megdal) and Kathryn Parlin. (2013) “The Extra Mile:  Searching for Indirect Market Effects?”. , Chicago, IL. Poster presentation.

Parlin, Kathryn, Lori Lewis, and Tara Rainstrom. (2013) “R&D Methods and Approaches:  Impact Evaluation of an R&D Demonstration Program”. , Chicago, IL. International Energy Program Evaluation Conference, August 2013.

Megdal, Lori (Lewis), Tracey DeSimone, and Juliet Nelson. (2011) “Recession Impacts:  Savings During and After the Recession”. , Boston, MA. International Energy Program Evaluation Conference, August 2011 View the Presentation.

Seims, Antje, Jennifer Meissner, and Lori Megdal. (2009) “Measuring Future Market Effects: Prospective Benefits Analysis for NYSERDA’s Commercial New Construction Program”.

Maxwell, Jonathan B, Cherie Gregorie, Jennifer Meissner, and Lori Megdal. (2009) “Large Lessons Learned:  Impact Evaluation of Projects that Reported Over 1,500,000 kWh/yr Savings”.

Megdal, Lori, Yogesh Patil, Cherie Gregorie, Jennifer Meissner, Kathryn Parlin. (2009) “Feasting at the Ultimate Enhanced Free–Ridership Salad Bar”. View the Presentation.

Michaud, Normand, Lori Megdal, Pierre Baillargeon, and Carl Acocella. (2009) “Billing Analysis & Environment that “Re-Sets” Savings for Programmable Thermostats in New Homes” View the Presentation.

Meissner, Jennifer, Cherie Gregoire, Steven Meyers, Lori Megdal, and Kathryn Parlin. (2008) “Allocating Impact Evaluation Resources:  Using Risk Analysis to get the Biggest Bang for your Buck”. View the Presentation.

Hall, Nick, Carmen Best, Johna Roth, Peter Lai, Pete Jacobs, and Lori Megdal. (2007) “Overview of the Evaluations of California’s 2004–2005 Efficiency Programs”. , 753 – 764.

Megdal, Lori, and Sylvia Bender. (2006) “Evaluating Media Campaign Effectiveness:  Others Do it, Why Don’t We?”. , 6.148 – 6.159 View the Presentation.

Albert, Scott. Lori Megdal, and Victoria S. Engel. (2006) “Using Residential Sector–Level Logic Models to Improve the Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Energy Efficiency Programs”. , 2.1 – 2.11.

Chappell, Catherine, Douglas Mahone, Marian Brown, Ken Keating, and Lori Megdal. (2005) “Net Savings in Nonresidential New Construction:  Is a Market Based Approach the Answer?”. , New York, NY, pp. 819 – 831.

Hall, Nick, Carmen Best, Johna Roth, Marian Brown, Pete Jacobs, and Lori Megdal. (2005) “Overview of the Evaluations of California’s 2002–2003 Efficiency Programs”. , New York. NY, pp. 41 – 52.

Megdal, Lori, Victoria Engel, Larry Pakenas, Scott Albert, Jane Peters, and Gretchen Jordan. (2005) “Using Program Logic Model Analysis to Evaluate & Better Deliver What Works”. , France, pp. 1045 – 1054.

Megdal, Lori, Margaret Cush Grasso, Elaine Akley, and Bruce Bennett. (2005) “Learning from Successive Evaluations of a Low–Income Program”. , New York, NY, pp. 619 – 630 View the Presentation.

Kates, Brad, Jennifer Mitchell-Jackson, Lori Megdal, and Steve Bonnano. (2005) “Measuring the Success of CFL Energy Efficiency Programs:  It’s the Saturation, Stupid”. , New York, NY, pp. 885 – 896.

Albert, Scott, Raphael Herz, and Lori Megdal. (2005) “Using Program Logic Models to Guide Evaluation of Public Benefit Charge–Funded Clean Energy Programs”. , New York, NY, pp. 441 – 452.

Megdal, Lori, Victoria Engel, Larry Pakenas, Scott Albert, Jane Peters, and Gretchen Jordan. (2005) “Using Program Logic Modeling & Analysis to Guide Evaluations and Program Refinement”. , Toronto, Canada.

Megdal, Lori, Nick Hall, Marian Brown, Pete Jacobs, and Roger Wright. (2005) “California Evaluation Framework as a Free Reference”. , France. Poster presentation.

Megdal, Lori. (2005) “Am I Wearing the Wrong Paradigm for My Program Goals?”. , New York, NY, pp. 715 – 732 View the Presentation.

Mahone, Douglas, Marian Brown, Nick Hall, Ken Keating, Lori Megdal, and Rick Ridge. (2005) “Highly Cost–Effective Savings:  Appliance Efficiency Standards and Utility Programs”. , New York, NY, pp. 995 – 1005.

Peters, Jane, Scott Albert, Victoria Engel, and Lori Megdal. (2004) “Using Logic Models to Improve and Enhance Nonresidential Programs”. , 4.275 – 4.285.

Brown, Marian, Lori Megdal, Pete Jacobs, Nick Hall, and Johna Roth. (2004) “The California Evaluation Framework:  Moving Evaluation into a Systems Approach for Planning and Conducting Energy Program Evaluations”. , 5.47 – 5.56.

Albert, Scott, Victoria Engel, Gretchen Jordan, Lori Megdal, and Jane Peters. (2004) “Using Program Theory And Logic To Improve Design and Likelihood of Real Market Change:  Experience with A State Public Benefits Program”. , 6.1 – 6.12 View the Presentation.

Wright, Roger, Timothy Hennesey, Marian Brown, Nick Hall, Lori Megdal, and Ken Keating. (2004) “A Proposed New Framework for Evaluation in California:  The Sampling Roadmap”. , 4.332 – 4.343.

Peters, Jane S., Randall Lloyd, Scott Albert, Marjorie McRae, and Lori Megdal. (2003) “Getting the Big Picture of a Small Place”. , pp. 263 – 274.

Gonzales, Patricia, Sharyn Barata, Lori Megdal, and Larry Pakenas. (2003) “Portfolio Process Evaluation:  An Enhanced Perspective with Cost–Efficient Options”. , pp. 795 – 805 View the Presentation.

Engel, Victoria S., Lori Megdal, Tom Rooney, Lawrence J. Pakenas, and Susan Sowek. (2003) “Quantifying Load–Shifting Benefits From a Marketing Campaign”. , pp. 393 – 401.

Megdal, Lori, Darren Schauf, and Ingo Bensch. (2002) “Decision–Making Among Small and Medium Manufacturers, And Indications of What Is Needed to Reach These Customers”. , American Council for an Energy–Efficient Economy, Asilomar, CA, pp. 8.181 – 8.192. Also accepted for presentation at the 2003 ACEEE Industry Summer Study View the Presentation.

Megdal, Lori, Tina Torres, Scott Albert, Sharyn Barata, and Marty Morse. (2001) “Low–Income Programs for Single Family, Multi–Family, and New Construction Sectors as Seen Through the NSTAR Evaluation”. , Salt Lake City, UT, pp. 191 – 202 View the Presentation.

Bensch, Ingo, Lori Megdal, George Penn, and Darren Schauf. (2001) “Finding the Promised Land in Non–Energy Programs?  An Evaluation of 3 Approaches to Harvest Energy Efficiency from a Non–Energy Program”. , pp. 417 – 426.

Megdal, Lori, Mark Coleman, Jennifer Ellefsen, Larry Pakenas, Helen Kim, and Scott Albert. (2001) “Using a Mix of Program Theory Evaluation and Comparisons as Evidence for Causality”. Presented at the American Evaluation Association Meeting of 2001 View the Presentation.

Megdal, Lori, Mark Coleman, Jennifer Ellefsen, Larry Pakenas, Helen Kim, and Scott Albert. (2001) “He did it!  He did it!  — Providing Evidence for Causality”. , Association of Energy Services Professionals, Jupiter, FL, pp. 140 – 150.

DeCotis, Paul, Mark Coleman, Jennifer Ellefsen, Helen Kim, Scott Albert, and Lori Megdal. (2001) “Early Results of New York’s Public Benefits Program:  New York Energy $martSM. , Salt Lake City, UT, pp. 215 – 226.

Megdal, Lori, Richard Flood, Beatrice Mayo, and Tim Holmes. (2001) “When Business Analysis Tools Need to Accompany Program Theory Evaluation within Energy Efficiency Market Transformation Efforts”. Presented at the American Evaluation Association Meeting of 2001 View the Presentation.

Spellman, Richard, Dr. Shel Feldman, Bruce Johnson, and Dr. Lori Megdal. (2001) “Transition Strategies for Market Transformation Programs:  Recent Experience at KeySpan Energy Delivery”. , Association of Energy Services Professionals, Jupiter, FL, pp. 62 –73.

Megdal, Lori, Dune Ives-Petersen, and Andy Ekman. (2000) “Local Government Associations as Agents of Change”. , American Council for an Energy–Efficient Economy, Asilomar, CA, pp. 9.287 – 9.298.

Spellman, Richard, Bruce Johnson, Lori Megdal, and Shel Feldman. (2000) “Measuring Market Transformation Progress & the Binomial Test:  Recent Experience at Boston Gas Company”. , American Council for an Energy–Efficient Economy, Asilomar, CA, pp. 6.367 – 6.378.

Megdal, Lori, Allen Lee, Todd Board, Betsy Wilkins, and Mary O’Drain. (1999) “Using Diffusion and Communications Theory to Expand Market Barrier Examination in MT Measurement”. , Tucson, AZ: December, pp. 584 – 595.

Spellman, Richard, F., and Megdal, Lori. (1999) “Market Transformation Programs Help Utilities Meet Customer Needs and Environmental Challenges”. , Wiley Publishers, September 1999, pages 12 – 16.

Megdal, Lori, Richard Spellman, and Bruce Johnson. (1999) “Methods and Measurement Issues for a DSM Evaluation Versus a MT Market Assessment and Baseline Study”. , Denver, CO: August, pp. 17 – 27 View the Presentation.

Megdal, Lori and Karen Pedersen. (1998) “Persistence and Spillover/Market Transformation as Measured for Boston Edison Company’s Energy Efficiency Programs for the Last 7 Years”. , Québec City, Québec Canada: May, pp. 91 – 99 View the Presentation.

Mast, Bruce, Jane Peters, Lori Megdal, Patrice Ignelzi and Noah Horowitz. (1998) “Measuring the Market Effects of Utility Programs:  Lessons from California”. , American Council for an Energy–Efficient Economy, Asilomar, CA, pp. 7.213 – 7.223.

Megdal, Lori. (1998) “Integrating Perspectives from Alternative Disciplines to Understand Market Transformation Policy in Energy Markets”. , Québec City, Québec Canada: May, pp. 417 – 424.

Peters, Jane S., Bruce Mast, Patrice Ignelzi, and Lori Megdal. (1998) “Measuring Market Transformation:  The 1997/1998 California Market Effects Studies”. , Orlando, Florida: December, pp. 121-128.

Megdal, Lori. (1997) “The Pricing of Standby Services in the New Marketplace”. , Lake George, NY:  June.

Megdal, Lori, Steve Pertusiello, and Bonnie Jacobson. (1997) “Measuring Market Transformation Due to Prior Utility Efforts”. , Chicago, IL: August, pp.163 – 170.

Megdal, Lori. (1997) “Standby Insurance as a Product in a De–Regulated Industry”. , Chicago, IL: August, pp.17 – 22.

Megdal, Lori, and Eric Ackerman. (1996) “Issues for Pricing Electricity Standby Services for the Competitive Marketplace”. , United States Association for Energy Economists, Boston, MA, pp. 10 – 19.

Megdal, Lori. (1996) “Guidelines for Determining When an Arrearage Impact Study is Cost–Effective to Undertake”. , American Council for an Energy–Efficient Economy, Asilomar, CA, pp. 3.87 – 3.95.

Megdal, Lori, Steve Pertusiello, and Bonnie Jacobson. (1996) “All These Years Measuring Free Ridership & Now We Measure a Portion of These as Caused by Market Transformation”. , Association of Energy Services Professionals, Beverly Hills, CA, pp. 260 – 271.

Megdal, Lori and Eric Ackerman. (1996) “Standby Services & Efficient Competition:  Designing for the Markets of the Future”. , March, La Jolla, CA, pp. 13–1 – 13–19.

Megdal, Lori M., R. Eric Paquette, and Jerry Greer. (1995) “The Importance of Using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), Diagnostics, and Corrections within Billing Analysis for Large C&I Customers”. , Chicago, IL, pp. 433 – 439.

Megdal, Lori. (1995) “Book Review of Olsen, Ole Jess (ed). Competition in the Electricity Supply Industry: Experience from Europe and the United States. Copenhagen: DJØF Publishing, 1995”. , Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 143 – 145.

Megdal, Lori, Ph.D., and Greg Cox, C.F.A. (1995) “Managing Risks and Evaluating Options”. , December, Phoenix, AZ, pp. 174 – 185.

Megdal, Lori. (1995) “Non–Energy Impacts of Low Income Energy Efficiency Programs”. Invited presentation to the National Low Income Energy Consortium’s 1995 Annual Conference, Portland, OR.

Megdal, Lori M., R. Eric Paquette, and Jerry Greer. (1995) “The Changing Economy as Part of DSM Impact Evaluations:  Evidence from a Large C&I Retrofit Program Evaluation”. , Chicago, IL, pp. 325 – 331.

Megdal, Lori. (1995) “ANCOVA, Diagnostics, and Economic Climate in the Measurement of Efficiency Program Impacts”, Working Paper, November, 1995.

England, Paula, Melissa Herbert, Barbara Kilbourne, Lori Reid, and Lori McCreary Megdal. (1994) “The Gendered Valuation of Occupations and Skills:  Earnings in 1980 Census Occupations”. , 73:65 – 100..

Megdal, Lori and Piper, Melissa. (1994) “Finding Methods to Estimate Social Benefits of Low–Income Energy Efficiency Programs”. , American Council for an Energy–Efficient Economy, Asilomar, CA, pp. 1.119 – 1.131.

Megdal, Lori M., Hose, John, and Paul H. Raab. (1994) “State of the Industry—ADSMP Resource Planning Topic Committee, Association of Demand-Side Management Professionals”, Boca Raton, FL.

Hopkins, William S., Weisbrod, Glen, and Lori M. Megdal. (1994) “Beyond Bill History:  Evaluating Commercial Sector Energy Impacts Through a Multiple Approach Strategy”. , American Council for An Energy–Efficient Economy, Asilomar, CA, pp. 8.105 – 8.114.

Megdal, Lori. (1994) “Invited Commentary to Employment Effects of Electricity Provision in Québec: The Grande–Baleine Hydro–Electric Project and the Electricity Efficiency Alternative”. , Published in English and French, Montréal, Québec.

Megdal, L. and Piper, M. (1994) “Shouldn’t We Be Analyzing the Cost–Effectiveness of Our Evaluations?”. , Orlando, FL, pp. I–10 – I–19.

Megdal, Lori M. (1993) “Environmental Externalities:  Clearing the Smog”. Presentation to the 1993 Association of Demand–Side Management Professionals Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Megdal, Lori M. (1993) “Environmental Externalities Workshop”, One of three workshop leaders. 1993 Association of Demand-Side Management Professionals Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Megdal, Lori M. (1993) “DSM:  A View from the Other Side—Forecasting Issues”. Presentation to the 1993 Association of Demand–Side Management Professionals Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Megdal, Lori, Haynes, Glenn, and Rammaha, Hasan. (1993) “Estimating Takeback (Comfort Increase) For A Low–Income Program, Loan Program, And A Single Family Rebate Program”. , Evanston, IL, pp. 574 – 579.

Megdal, Lori. (1992) “Integrated Resource Planning Process:  Using an Optimization Matrix and Incorporating Social Concerns”. Presented to the Sixth Annual Low Income Energy Conference, National Low Income Energy Consortium, Dallas, TX..

Megdal, Lori M. and Hasan Rammaha. (1992) “The Development of a Local Energy Efficiency Economic Impact Model for Use in Integrated Resource Planning”. , August 1992, American Council for an Energy–Efficient Economy, Asilomar, CA, pp. 8.127 – 8.133..

Megdal, Lori. (1992) “Forecasting DSM Participation:  The Importance of Economic Factors”. , Baltimore, MD, pp. 35–1 – 35–12.

Megdal, Lori, Carlin, Terry, Haynes, Glenn, and Yang Ziming. (1992) “Integrated Resource Planning:  Examining the Policy Trade–offs, the Impacts on Energy Resources, and Discovering the Unresolved Technical Issues for an Optimization Matrix Type of IRP”. Invited presentation to the ASHRAE Annual Meeting, Technical Program—How Government and Utility Affects the Selection of Energy Resources, Baltimore, MD.

Megdal, Lori. (1991) “Austin’s Current IRP Development Effort and the Use of an Optimization Matrix for IRP—Applications for Large and Small Utilities”. Invited presentation to the Western Area Power Authority’s Integrated Resource Planning Seminar, Salt Lake City Area Office, Albuquerque, NM.

Megdal, Lori McCreary and Yang Ziming. (1991) “Incorporating Environmental Impacts into Integrated Resource Planning:  The Use of an Optimization Matrix for IRP and the Development of the Austin Electric Efficiency Environmental Impact Modeling System”. , Arlington, VA, pp. 225 – 234.

Megdal, Lori. (1991) “Austin’s Current IRP Development Effort and the Use of an Optimization Matrix for IRP—Applications for Large and Small Utilities”. Invited presentation to the Western Area Power Authority’s Integrated Resource Planning Seminar, Las Vegas Area Office, Las Vegas, NV.

Megdal, Lori McCreary and Yang Ziming. (1991) “Incorporating Environmental Impacts into Integrated Resource Planning:  The Use of an Optimization Matrix for IRP and the Development of a Costing Model for Local Environmental Impacts”. , Evanston, IL, pp. 611 – 618..

McCreary, Lori, England, Paula, and George Farkas. (1989) “The Employment of Central City Male Youth:  Non–linear Effects of Racial Composition”. , Vol. 68, pp. 55 – 75.

England, Paula and Lori McCreary. (1987) “Gender Inequality in Paid Employment”. , eds. Hess, Beth B., and Myra Marx Ferree, Sage.

England, Paula and Lori McCreary. (1987) “Integrating Sociology and Economics to Study Gender and Work”. , Vol. 2, eds. Larwood, Laurie, Stromberg, Ann, and Barbara Gutek, Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, pp. 286 – 320.

McCreary, Lori, England, Paula, and George Farkas. (1986) “The Employment of Central City Male Youth:  Non–linear Effects of Racial Composition”. Presented to the 1986 Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.

Barton, Margaret, Farkas, George, Kushner, Kathy, and Laureen McCreary. (1985) “White, Black, and Hispanic Male Youths in Central City Labor Markets”. Presented to the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America.

Barton, Margaret, Farkas, George, Kushner, Kathy, and Laureen McCreary. (1985) “White, Black, and Hispanic Male Youths in Central City Labor Markets”. Presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.

Barton, Margaret, Farkas, George, Kushner, Kathy, and Laureen McCreary. (1985) “White, Black, and Hispanic Male Youths in Central City Labor Markets”. , Vol. 14, pp. 266 – 286.