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STATE OF NEW YORK BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Consolidated Edison Company ) of New York Inc. ) Case No. 08-E-0539 Electric Rate Proceedings ) DIRECT TESTIMONY OF PAUL CHERNICK ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK Resource Insight, Inc. SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Identification and Qualifications 1 II. Introduction 4 III. Meter Reading and Advanced Metering 5 IV. Aggregating Billing Data to the Building Level 10 V. Energy-Efficiency Issues 12 VI. Distributed Generation 24 ABLE OF EXHIBITS T Exhibit PLC-1 Professional qualifications of Paul Chermick Exhibit PLC-2 Estimated Bills to NYPA Accounts Exhibit PLC-3 Energy Costs and Benefits as Captured by Cost-Effectiveness Test Exhibit PLC-4 Demand-Side Bidding: A Viable Least-Cost Resource Strategy? Exhibit PLC-5 Direct Investment in Energy Efficiency Exhibit PLC-6 Targeted Energy-Efficiency Unit-Price Auction Exhibit PLC-7 Direct Investment in Targeted Energy Efficiency versus Targeted Energy-Efficiency Unit-Price Auction Direct Testimony of Paul Chernick  Case No. 08-E-0539  September 8, 2008 Page i 1 I. Identification and Qualifications 2 Q. Please state your name, occupation and business address. 3 A. I am Paul L. Chernick, President of Resource Insight, Inc., located at Five Water 4 Street, Arlington, Massachus