Valid Survey
The CPUC ensures the provision of safe, reliable utility service and infrastructure through the regulation of privately owned electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, railroad, rail transit, and passenger transportation companies. On this page you will find valid surveys sent to you by authorized provider/administrator.
Updated: October 12, 2026
| Authorized Provider /Administrator | Delivering Method | Subject Keywords | Active Dates and Where Survey Emails Will Originate From | CPUC Contact |
| DNV Energy, Sugarpine Engineering, Veridal Group, and /or GC Green | Commercial program participants may be contacted by DNV Energy or its subcontractors, including Sugarpine Engineering, Verdical Group, and GC Green, by email or telephone as part of program evaluation activities. Participants may be invited to complete a telephone interview, participate in a virtual or onsite inspection, and/or provide building-, equipment-, or project-related information. Communications may come from email addresses with the domains @dnv.com, @sugarpineeng.com, @verdicalgroup.com or @gcgreen.com |
Programs delivered through program administractors of PG&E, SCE, SCG, SoCalREN, or SDG&E. Program may include: Agricultural Efficiency Program; Federal Customer Services Program; Government and K-12 Comprehensive Program; High Tech and Bio Tech Efficiency Program; Manufacturing and Food Processing Efficiency Program; Non-residential Calculated Incentives; Petroleum and Chemical Efficiency Program; Savings By Design; State of California Institutional Partnerships: DGS and DoC; Streamlined Savings Program; Wastewater Process Efficiency Program; Water/wastewater Pumping. |
Active survey dates: October 2026 – January 2027 | To verify the study or its contractors, email William Graswich at william.graswich@cpuc.ca.gov |
| Opinion Dynamics/ESource | New Construction Market Needs and Portfolio Alignment Assessment | Active between October November 2026; Emails come from taylor williams@esource.com | daniel.milton@cpuc.ca.gov | |
| Opinion Dynamics/ESource | California Contractor/Installer Survey, Heat Pump Market Study | Active between August - September 2026; Emails come from taylor williams@esource.com | peter.franzese@cpuc.ca.gov | |
| Opinion Dynamics/ESource | California Homeowner Survey, Single-Family Homeowner Survey, Heat Pump Market Study, "Share your opinions in a YouGov Survey" | Active between August - September 2026; Emails come from "YouGov" yougov@yougov.com | peter.franzese@cpuc.ca.gov | |
| Guidehouse | Web Survey (Qualtrics) | Residential Efficiency Market, PCE FlexMarket, Pay for Performance Comfortable Home Rebate, Virtual Energy Audit Program, Single-Family Residential NMEC Program | Active between August 2026 - September 2026 Emails originating from the Qualtrics surveys platform, administered by Guidehouse |
peng.gong@cpuc.ca.gov |
| Guidehouse | Email and text message (from Qualtrics) | Household Energy Upgrades Survey Energy Savings Assistance (ESA) California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) Family Electric Rate Assistance Program (FERA) |
April 2026 Emails and text messages originating from the Qualtrics surveys platform, administered by Guidehouse |
kapil.kulkarni@cpuc.ca.gov |
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Field Visits performed by Guidehouse, Quantum Analytics, Jai J. Mitchell Analytics and local electricians |
Verification and Metering Field Visits (In-Person) |
Heat Pump Water Energy-Efficiency Tankless Water Heaters |
Active between November 2025 - August 2026 Phone calls made Quantum Analytics, Guidehouse, Jai J. Mitchell Analytics staff Emails originating from the Qualtrics surveys platform, administered by Guidehouse and CPUCEvaluationStudies@guidehouse.com |
melissa.matis@cpuc.ca.gov |
| Opinion Dynamics | Qualtrics Survey via email | GoGreen Home Energy (GoGreen Home) Financing. Sent to participants who received a microloan or standard loan through GGH, and to a small selection of non-participants | "Provide Feedback Regarding Your GoGreen Home Financing Loan.” Emails come from @opiniondynamics.com. In the field, November 2025-January 2026 | kevin.feizi@cpuc.ca.gov |
| Opinion Dynamics | Email (from Qualtrics) | Codes and standards, codes, code compliance, Compliance program | From October 2025 | Taylor.Williams@opiniondynamics.com |
| Verdant Associates, LLC and DNV |
Phone or Email to participants and non-participants, including solar contractors and residential tenants. |
Solar on Multifamily Affordable Homes (SOMAH) Evaluation |
March 1, 2025 until December 31, 2025 – Emails and phone calls from Verdant and DNV staff |
Current Customer Generation Program Evaluations: https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/industries-and-topics/electrical-energy/demand-side-management/customer-generation-evaluation |
| Verdant Associates | Web Surveys (Qualtrics) |
Heat Pump Water Heater Study “Share you experience with your Heat Pump Water Heater” |
Active between Dec 2024 – Jan 2026 Emails from verdant@qualtrics-research.com Emails/Phone Calls from Verdant Associates and kW Engineering Staff |
garima.chatrath@cpuc.ca.gov |
| Verdant Associates, LLC | Web survey through Qualtrics email distribution system |
Disadvantaged Communities – Single-Family Solar Homes (DAC-SASH) |
September 2025 – October 2025 Emails from verdant@qualtrics-research.com |
tory.francisco@cpuc.ca.gov |
| Opinion Dynamics |
Sent to CA residents, 18+, signed up for YouGov's panel, Flex Alert Tracking Survey "Share your opinions in a YouGov Survey" |
Emails come from "YouGov" yougov@yougov.com | erik.johnson.cpuc.ca.gov | |
| Encolor | Web Survey (Sogolytics) via email and telephone to be followed by in-person or virtual listening sessions | Equity, Equity segment, PG&E, SCE, SDGE, SCCG, MCE, BayREN, 3C-REN, SoCalRen, I-REN, CCR-REN, Northern REN |
August 18-November 6 Emails originating from representatives at utilities and RENs and dhall@encolorconsulting.com; Phone calls from Dillon Hall |
Yeshi Lemma yeshi.lemma@cpuc.ca.gov |