MARVIN J. HOROWITZ, Ph.D. 3311 Prince William Drive Fairfax, VA 22031 Tel: (703) 352-4535 email: mhorowitz@demandresearch.net EDUCATION Ph.D. in Urban Studies, Portland State University, 1985. Honors: Graduated with Distinction. Major Field Areas: Urban and Regional Economics, Econometrics. B.A. in Literature and Philosophy, City College of New York. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Member: American Economics Association, International Association for Energy Economics, Association of Energy Services Professionals International Referee: The Energy Journal; Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Resources and Energy Economics; Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking Editorial Board Member: Energy Efficiency RECENT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS President, Demand Research, LLC, Fairfax, VA, 1997 - Present. Provides economic and statistical research services to private, not-for-profit and governmental organizations throughout the United States and Canada. Prime evaluation contractor for EPA s ENERGY STAR for the commercial and industrial sectors. Areas of expertise include econometrics, research design, sampling, financial analysis, load research, energy efficiency program evaluation and market research. Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University, 2000 2005. Teaching managerial economics and industry analysis in the MS in marketing program within the Graduate Division of Business and Management. Subject matter includes price theory and economic analysis of business and industry situations. Vice President, Xenergy Inc., Burlington, MA, 1991-1996. Responsibilities included managing utility consulting practice, directing economic and market research, program evaluations and financial analyses.
Director of Evaluation, Ogden Services (formerly ERCE Environmental and Energy Services, Co., Inc.) Fairfax, VA, 1985-1991. Responsibilities included managing utility consulting practice, directing economic and market research, program evaluations and financial analyses. RECENT ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS Measuring the Savings from Energy Efficiency Polices: A Step Beyond Program Evaluation, Energy Efficiency, DOI 10.1007/s12053-010-9082-6, March 2010. The Trouble with Energy Intensity Indexes: La aritmetic non e opinione, Energy Efficiency, Vol. 1, No. 3, August 2008, pp. 199-210. Changes in Electricity Demand in the U.S from the 1970s to 2003, The Energy Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3, Summer 2007, p. 93-119. Electricity Intensity in the Commercial Sector: Market and Public Program Effects, The Energy Journal, Vol. 25, No. 2, Spring 2004, p. 115-137. Economic Indicators of Market Transformation: Energy Efficient Lighting and EPA s Green Lights, The Energy Journal, Vol. 22, No. 4, Fall 2001, p. 95-122. Economic Efficiency versus Energy Efficiency: Do Residential Model Conservation Standards Make Good Sense?, with Haeri, H., Energy Economics, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 122-131, April 1990. Energy Efficiency Improvements and Investment Behavior in Small Commercial Buildings, Energy, The International Journal, Vol. 14, No. 11, pp. 697-707, November 1989. PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Energy Efficiency and Changes in Energy Demand Behavior. Proceedings of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy 2008 Summer Study, August 2008. Modeling Behavioral Change: The Evolution of Consumer and Producer Behavior. Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Washington, DC, November 2007. To Be Competitive America Needs NEEDC: A National Energy Efficiency Data Center. Proceeding of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy in Industry, New York, July 2007 2
Counterfactual Analysis of Energy Efficiency Policies in the U.S. Across Three Decades: A Time Series Cross Section Approach. Proceeding of the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study, Nice, France, May 2007. Satellite Lady and Stroganoff: She's Got a Ticket to Ride (and She Don't Care), Proceedings of the National Symposium on Market Transformation, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Washington, DC, March 2006. Behavioral Characteristics of Energy Use: Is An Office Just An Office Just An Office? Proceedings of the 15 th National Energy Services Conference, February, 2006. Evaluating Commercial Building Electricity Intensity: Leveraging National and Local Surveys. (with P. Degens). International Energy Program Evaluation Conference, August 2005. The Impact of Industrial Sector Programs on Electricity Use: Econometric Estimates at the National Level. Proceeding of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy in Industry, New York, July 2005. Econometric Models for Distinguishing Between Market-Driven and Publivly-Funded Energy Efficiency. Proceeding of the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study, Mandelieu, France, May 2005. U.S. National Energy Policy: Is the Gulf Widening? With Daniel McGroarty. Proceeding of the International Association for Energy Economics 26 th Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2003. Consequences of the U.S. Commercial Sector Energy Efficiency Regime. Proceedings of the International Association for Energy Economics 26 th Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2003. It s Time for a National Energy Efficiency Data Center. Presentation at the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy 2004 Summer Study, August 2004. National Energy Efficiency Data: An Impending Crisis, Proceedings of the 14 th National Energy Services Conference, December 2003. An Era of Energy Efficiency in the Commercial Sector: Investigation and Findings. International Energy Program Evaluation Conference, August 2003. DSM: Fifteen Years Later, Proceedings of the Association of Energy Service Professionals International, December 2002. Econometric Methods for Estimating ENERGY STAR Impacts in the Commercial Building Sector, (with A. Coyle) Proceedings of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy 2002 Summer Study, August 2002. 3
Decomposition of Trends in Whole Building Energy Use: A National Perspective, (with A. Coyle) Proceedings of the Association of Energy Service Professionals International, December 2001. Green Lights and Blue Sky: Market Transformation Revealed, (with K. Lewis and A. Coyle) Proceedings of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy 2000 Summer Study, August 2000. Why Financial Promotions Work: Leveraging Energy Efficiency Value to Promote Superior Products, (with W. El-Sharif) Proceedings of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy 2000 Summer Study, August 2000. Energy Ratios for Busy Investors, Proceedings the Association of Energy Service Professionals International, December 1999. Energy Sales and the Marketing of Commercial Building GeoExchange Systems, Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium, July 1999. Financial Instruments and Long-Term Energy Service Relationships, Proceedings of the Pricing Energy in a Competitive Market Conference, Electric Power Research Institute, June 1998. Planning a Sales Offensive, Presentation for the Center for Business Intelligence Seminar on Developing an Energy Services Company, February 1997. Preparing for Deregulation: Is Real Time Pricing Worth It?, Proceedings of the 1996 Association of Energy Services Professionals Annual Meeting, December 1996. Innovative Financing of Home Efficiency Improvements, Proceedings of the American Council on an Energy Efficient Energy 1996 Summer Study, August 1996. Billing Records Analysis in the Commercial Sector, (D. Violette, et al., ed.), Performance Impacts: Evaluation Methods for the Nonresidential Sector, Electric Power Research Institute, 1995. Evaluation of Commercial and Industrial Innovative Pricing Programs, with Goldberg, M., (D. Violette, et al., ed.), Performance Impacts: Evaluation Methods for the Nonresidential Sector, Electric Power Research Institute, 1995. 4
Equivalence of the Energy Impact Model and Net-To-Gross Evaluation Methods, Proceedings of the 7th International Energy Program Evaluation Conference, August 1995. DSM Impact Evaluation: Standardization Versus Diversification, Proceedings of the 7th International Energy Program Evaluation Conference, August 1995. Self-Selection, Free Riders and the Estimation of Energy Conservation Program Benefits, Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the International Association for Energy Economics, July 1995. Double Ratio Analysis: A New Tool for Cost-Effective Monitoring, with Wright, R., Obstfeld, I. and Buller, S., Proceedings of the the American Council on an Energy Efficient Energy 1994 Summer Study, August 1994. Analysis of the Net Benefits of a Commercial Real Time Pricing Program, with Schon, A., Proceedings of the Innovative Electricity Pricing Conference, EPRI, February 1994. Effective Use of Load Research to Measure Residential DSM Program Savings, with McGraw, A., Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Distribution Automation and Demand Side Management, January 1994. Data Integration for Conducting an Impact Evaluation of PG&E s CIA Program, with Warner, K., Barnes, R. and Obstfeld, I., Proceedings of the 6th International Energy Conservation Program Evaluation Conference, August 1993. Savemetrics: The Science of Measuring DSM Impacts, Proceedings of the 1992 International Energy Efficiency and DSM Conference, October 1992. Energy Savings for Residential Lighting Programs: There s More to it than Just Counting Lamps, with Spada, M., Proceedings of the American Council on an Energy Efficient Energy1992 Summer Study, August 1992. A Dual State Bidding Program: Effects of Different Guidelines, with Peters, J. and Barry, D., Proceedings of the 5th International Energy Conservation Program Evaluation Conference, August 1991. Estimating Energy Saving for a Commercial Bidding Audit Program, Proceedings of the 5th National DSM Conference, July 1991. Thermal Efficiency Standards and the Market for New Homes, Proceedings of the American Council for Energy Efficient Economy 1990 Summer Study, August 1990. 5
Estimation of the Incremental Cost of Constructing Super Good Cents Homes: Methodology and Results, with Cody, B. and Jennings, J., Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Energy Conservation Program Evaluation, August 1989. The Market for Energy Efficient Homes: Does Good Cents Make Sense? American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, Annual Meeting, December 1988. A Comparison of Methodologies and Their Impact on Results From Two Weatherization Programs: The Pacific Northwest and Wisconsin, Proceedings of the American Council on an Energy Efficient Economy1988 Summer Study, August 1988. Using Commercial Sector Program Databases to Provide a Comprehensive Outcomes Evaluation, with Bronfman B., Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Energy Conservation Program Evaluation, July 1987. An Evaluation of the Performance of Model Conservation Standards Using Metered Data to Adjust Scorekeeping Results, with Bronfman, B. and Lerman, D., Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Energy Conservation Program Evaluation, July 1987. Evaluating a Model Conservation Standards Program, with Bronfman, B., and Lerman, D., Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Utility Demand-Side Management, June 1987. The Elmhurst Residential Rebate Program: Issues in the Conduct of a Comprehensive Evaluation, with Bronfman, B., Lerman, D., Peterson, F. and Elizaide, J., Proceedings of the American Council on an Energy Efficient Economy 1986 Summer Study, August 1986. The Impact of Mortgage Terms, Borrower Characteristics, and Collateral Quality on Variable Rate Mortgage Acceptance, Urban Affairs Association, March 1984. Institutional Relocation and Its Impact on Mortality, Morbidity, and Psychosocial Status, with Schulz, R., (A. Baum, S.E. Taylor, and J.E. Singer, eds.), Handbook of Psychology and Health, Vol. 4, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1984. Determinants of Mortgage Choice, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, Annual Meeting, December 1983. 6