Programs + Market

Leading Market Solutions and Program Management

D+R International's program and market services guide you through every step of market transformation, from understanding the landscape to building market capacity.

Market Transformation Solutions

D+R has over 35 years of experience designing and implementing market transformation strategies on behalf of utilities, government agencies, and industry partners, which requires:

  • Collecting clear data and insights on the current state of the market
  • Building relationships with market actors by understanding their goals and business models
  • Deploying the right incentives, education, and interventions to encourage lasting change
  • Convening industry partners to coordinate policies and elevate best practices
Full Cycle Expertise

Program Management

D+R is a leader in managing and implementing market-facing programs for government and utility clients.As a pioneer in midstream and upstream program design and implementation, we have experience with all elements of market program management, from collecting data and processing incentives to convening stakeholders and engaging the supply chain.

Turn Insights Into Action

Market Research + Analysis

D+R research services help you understand the changing environment so you can make well-informed decisions relevant to your market and where it’s heading. We draw on our wealth of expertise in markets, technologies, and consumer behavior, combined with best practices in stakeholder interviews, data collection, and analysis. We package this information in a clear and compelling way that allows your organization to turn insights into action.

A Strategic Roadmap

Strategy Consulting

At D+R, we leverage our expertise and gather the insights necessary to help you understand the policy and market landscape, key internal and external stakeholders, and major barriers.

Using data as our guide, we develop a strategic roadmap to best overcome your challenges and reach your goals. We’ll work with you to ensure maximum value for your organization and a smooth and successful implementation of recommended initiatives.

Building Market Capacity

Supply Chain Engagement

Effective supply chain engagement is at the center of successful market transformation. Based on your program goals and market landscape, we design and implement strategies to engage manufacturers, manufacturer representatives, distributors, retailers, salespeople, and technicians.

To ensure you meet your goals, we deploy interventions that build market capacity and remove barriers, creating the conditions for new technology to succeed in the market without incentives.

Case Studies

Set Top Boxes and Small Network Equipment

The VA STBs and the VA SNE are two historic initiatives designed to make set-top boxes and residential broadband equipment more energy efficient. ...

U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DoE) Solar Decathlon is a collegiate competition that challenges students to design and build highly-efficient and innovative buildings powered by renewable energy. ...

HARDI Unitary Report

A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment manufacturer with sales operations across the U.S. wanted to get a more detailed understanding of the ductless HVAC market growth and size on a regional level. ...

NAED Market Data Program

The National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) provides its members with the tools, information and assistance to help them thrive and improve the electrical distribution channel....

Attachments Energy Rating Council (AERC)

The AERC’s mission is to provide consumers with credible and relevant information about window attachments (blinds, shades, storm windows, shutters, and awnings) in order to compare the energy performance of products in the marketplace....

Bonneville Power Administration

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) markets wholesale electrical power from 31 federal hydroelectric projects in the Northwest, one nonfederal nuclear plant, and several small nonfederal power plants. ...

Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies

From 2006 to 2013, D+R International supported the development of appliance standards for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Building Technologies Office (BTO)....

LED Lighting Facts

From 2009 to 2018, D+R International supported the development and implementation of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) LED Lighting Facts® program that showcased LED lamp and luminaire manufacturers who committed to testing products and r...

Load Management

A demand response pioneer and early advocate for aggregated load management, D+R has evaluated over 3,000 commissioned and automated demand response (ADR) sites. Examples of our work include: CEC EPIC: Refrigerated Warehouse Study Fro...

Measurement and Verification

D+R’s thought leadership and expertise on M&V, related-policy recommendations, smart meters/interval data analysis and over-generation risks provide critical support for leading utility and community energy implementers. Examples of o...

Indoor Agriculture Energy Solutions Conference (IAES’20)

In February 2020, the Resource Innovation Institute (RII) and D+R International co-hosted the inaugural Indoor Agriculture Energy Solutions Conference (IAES Conference) held in La Jolla, California. The conference brought together market ac...

Technology Integration and Deployment

D+R’s leadership in the field of emerging technology evaluation has enabled our team to become experts in water pumping, phase change materials, refrigeration systems, and ADR-enabled connected devices. Examples of our work include:

State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program (SEEARP)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) developed the State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program (SEEARP) to invest in long-term energy savings by helping consumers replace older, inefficient appliances with new, efficient models.