公用事业公司正在增加对需求侧管理技术的投资，以减少对传统能源供应的依赖。为了确保这些投资的谨慎性，监管机构要求进行评估，包括现场设备性能的测量。目前，还没有广泛接受的标准方法（或协议）来收集和分析冷却器、风扇或泵的现场性能数据，以进行这些评估。这项研究将研究替代性能测量方法，并开发标准化测试方法，以便立即广泛应用于冷水机组、风扇和泵的评估。

Utilities are increasing investments in DSM technologies to reduce dependence on traditional sources of energy supply. In order to ensure the prudence of these investments, regulators are requiring evaluations that entail measurement of in-situ equipment performance. At present there are no widely accepted standard methods (or protocols) for collection and analysis of chiller, fan, or pump field performance data to conduct these evaluations. This research will examine alternative performance measurement methods and develop standardized testing methods for immediate and widespread application for chiller, fan and pump evaluations.