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SERA

SERASERASERA

303-494-1178; skumatz@serainc.com

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Skumatz Economic Research, Consulting for Solid Waste, Recycling, & Energy

Skumatz Economic Research, Consulting for Solid Waste, Recycling, & EnergySkumatz Economic Research, Consulting for Solid Waste, Recycling, & EnergySkumatz Economic Research, Consulting for Solid Waste, Recycling, & Energy

Research & Consulting for Energy, Solid Waste, Public Engagement & Social Marketing, and Survey work 

(WBE certified)

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Skumatz Economic Research, Consulting for Solid Waste, Recycling, & Energy

Skumatz Economic Research, Consulting for Solid Waste, Recycling, & EnergySkumatz Economic Research, Consulting for Solid Waste, Recycling, & EnergySkumatz Economic Research, Consulting for Solid Waste, Recycling, & Energy

Research & Consulting for Energy, Solid Waste, Public Engagement & Social Marketing, and Survey work 

(WBE certified)

Contact Info

Research & Consulting

Energy

Solid Waste & Recycling

Solid Waste & Recycling

Our energy consulting practice is diversified, covering evaluation, measurement, economics and program analysis including: non-energy benefits, measure retention, greenhouse gas reductions, program evaluation , and forecasting and modeling.                                        

Solid Waste & Recycling

Solid Waste & Recycling

Solid Waste & Recycling

SERA examines a wide range of options – both traditional and innovative – to develop practical solid waste management systems.   We have experience and ready information on programs / policies, collection and processing, demographics, tonnages, cost, rates, funding, outreach, and more.    

PAYT (Pay-As-You-Throw)

Solid Waste & Recycling

Social / Behavioral Marketing

Dr. Skumatz is the international authority on Pay As You Throw (PAYT), an incentive-based strategy for increasing recycling.  SERA's PAYT work includes feasibility, design, outreach, implementation, rates, and toolkits for communities. 

Social / Behavioral Marketing

Social / Behavioral Marketing

Social / Behavioral Marketing

SERA has designed, conducted, and/or evaluated behavioral programs in the solid waste and energy fields for residential programs all across the nation, as well as military, school, and commercial programs. The work involves evaluations with quasi experimental design and detailed tracking of impacts, costs and persistence of effects.   

Non-Energy Benefits

Social / Behavioral Marketing

NEWS / Speaking Engagements

SERA is the leading firm nationally in the area of  non-energy benefits (NEBs) developing methods of measuring hard to measure benefits, and quantifying important utility, societal, and participant benefits from programs. SERA's ‘NEB-It” model is literally the “state-of-the-art” model and allows us to model and quantify NEBs for a wide variety of residential, low income, and commercial programs.                

NEWS / Speaking Engagements

Social / Behavioral Marketing

NEWS / Speaking Engagements

Our 2022 Presentations 

  

ACEEE - In Person

Topics include Non-Energy Benefits 

and Estimated Useful Lifetimes

August 22-26, 2022.  


Colorado SWANA Conference - In Person

Topics include how recycling habits have changed since COVID

October 11-13. 2022.


NRC Virtual Congress - Virtual

Topics include contamination reduction and organic recovery

November 9-10, 2022.


IEPEC Energy Optimization - In Person

Topics include NEBs, thermostats, and LEDs

November 1-4, 2022.


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Current SERA Projects

Statewide Solid Waste Collection Modeling

Statewide Solid Waste Collection Modeling

Statewide Solid Waste Collection Modeling

 SERA is  examining alternatives for supporting delivery of improved / enhanced solid waste programs and services.    The project requires development and refinement of input data, detailed collection / transportation / transfer model refinement, construction of user-friendly scenario analysis overlays for the modeling, and results to support a better understanding of alternatives. In progress Fall 2020

KAB Public Space Recycling

Statewide Solid Waste Collection Modeling

Statewide Solid Waste Collection Modeling

For Keep America Beautiful, SERA is documenting baseline public space trash and recycling streams and developing best practices to help communities successfully run these types of programs. 

 The report is now on their website - www.KAB.org


SW & Recycling Rate Study

Statewide Solid Waste Collection Modeling

SW & Recycling Rate Study

SERA has performed Island County, WA solid waste and septage rate studies for the last 3 periods using our in-house rate model. We are in the process of updating these studies for the current period and including revenue requirement and cost allocation for curbside recycling as well. 

OR Recycling Framework

EM&V Oversight / Best Practices

SW & Recycling Rate Study

SERA is assisting in a revamping of statewide recycling programs and policy. A Steering Committee is working to create a resilient recycling system to better perform and achieve the goals of their 2050 Plan.

EM&V Oversight / Best Practices

EM&V Oversight / Best Practices

EM&V Oversight / Best Practices

 Since 2013, SERA has been lead contractor for oversight of all energy efficiency evaluation work conducted in support of CT's State gas and electric company portfolio, and is responsible for peer review of M&V design and reports in another state. Since 2018, SERA has also been the lead contractor for EM&V oversight of NH-PUC.  

Recycling & Contamination

EM&V Oversight / Best Practices

EM&V Oversight / Best Practices

SERA is conducting a nationwide study through a grant to examine the impacts from contamination and methods communities are using to address and reduce contamination in recycling.

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PAYT (Pay-As-You-Throw)

Food Scraps/ Organics Recovery

Food Scraps/ Organics Recovery

 Connect to this site to see our work with Econservation Institute for the US EPA Region 9. This includes downloadable reports, tool-kits and information, and community examples.  (paytnow.org)

Food Scraps/ Organics Recovery

Food Scraps/ Organics Recovery

Food Scraps/ Organics Recovery

This site contains information on Food Scraps and Organics Recovery. This is work we have done in conjunction with Econservation Institute for the US EPA Region 5. It includes reports and tool-kits for various organics and food scrap programs. (FoodScrapRecovery.com)

Econservation Institute

On Call Assistance / Free Peer Matches

On Call Assistance / Free Peer Matches

 Econservation Institute is a 501(c)3  formed to provide usable, transferable information and education for communities and agencies on solid waste, recycling, composting and other resource conservation methods. Dr. Skumatz is a founding member and serves on the Board. (EconservationInstitute.org)

On Call Assistance / Free Peer Matches

On Call Assistance / Free Peer Matches

On Call Assistance / Free Peer Matches

Please call us for questions on our work or  how we can help your business or community.  (303) 494-1178 / skumatz@serainc.com


We provide free Peer Communities Matches Information on PAYT programs, EOW (every other week) Collections, Compost/organics programs, and Public Space/Pedestrian Recycling.                         

Please click HERE to request information.

About Us

Our team

Our staff includes economists and analysts with experience in evaluation, surveys and statistics, quantitative research, and policy analysis. 

  • Dr. Lisa Skumatz - Principal / President
  • Gary Horton- Senior Associated Consultant
  • Ann Gibbs- Research Analyst / Consultant
  • Adrian Aguilar- Research Analyst / Consultant 
  • Anna Craggs - Sustainability Analyst

What We Do

Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc. (SERA) is a research and consulting firm specializing in economic, policy, and  evaluation analysis for solid waste and energy clients.   We specialize in helping clients develop effective programs and strategies – and we use our expertise in integrated planning, evaluation, and economics to improve program  performance and cost-effectiveness.   (SERA) works in program design and evaluation in recycling / solid waste integrated materials management, energy efficiency, and sustainability.    SERA has a reputation for quantitative, data-based research, and for developing creative approaches to find practical (and affordable) methods to quantify complex or hard-to-measure impacts. We have evaluated single programs, as well as entire utility portfolios.                   

History and WBE Certifications

SERA was established in 1990 by Dr. Lisa Skumatz and incorporated in the State of Washington as an S-Corp in 1995 and still maintains an office on Orcas Island. The main office is now in Boulder Colorado and is now powered by solar energy.  SERA has a  nationwide client base including utilities, municipalities, counties, authorities, and state and  federal agencies.  The firm has conducted more than 330 energy and over 200 recycling/solid waste project assignments in the US and internationally, and has published extensively on our project research. SERA is 100% woman owned and has WBE certifications in OR, NY, NYC, CA, and Nationally with WBENC.                                                   

Bios & Resumes

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Lisa Skumatz- skumatz@serainc.com

SERA- Main Contact

PO Box 1486, Silverthorne, CO, 80498

(360) 261-3069

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(360) 376-4421

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