Grant

• Investigate how residential demand models that incorporate demand drivers such as socioeconomic factors, climate variables, and/or land use/development patterns and policies are used within utilities, the assumptions they make in their forecasts/models, and if/how they are incorporated into scenario-based demand projections.
• Investigate how different modeling tools and approaches can be used to meet different forecasting and scenario planning needs to mitigate uncertainties related to the above key demand drivers.
• Develop 3-5 case study examples from different regions of the country that demonstrate the use of these methodologies, and identify gaps, new opportunities, and constraints.
• Provide a set of recommendations and guidance to water utilities on factors that could be included in water demand forecast models, uncertainties that remain, and the budgetary/resource requirements necessary to utilize the method.

WRF RFP Contact: Sydney Samples

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The Potential Participants listed at the bottom of this page have indicated interest in participating in this research. This information is updated frequently as utilities are encouraged to volunteer throughout the RFP cycle.