RTF Management Update

Jennifer AnzianoRegional Technical Forum

May 12, 2015

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Topics for Today

• Upcoming subcommittee work• New measure proposals from BPA• Upcoming meeting topics

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Guidelines Subcommittee• We have been collecting suggested Guidelines revisions

– Focused on suggestions made through April ‘15 (for this update)

• Proposed revisions include– Syncing Lifetime and Cost/Benefit volumes with Roadmap and

Savings

– Adding in Cost Effectiveness language

– Adding in Research Plan Process

– Several other changes

• Review internally then engage Subcommittee to weigh in on proposed changes and review language

• If you want to be involved in the Guidelines Subcommittee, there is a sign up sheet

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Residential Lighting• Updating the Residential Lighting (CFLs and LEDs)

measure for the June RTF Meeting

• Big piece of analysis is updating the baseline– Using sales data from NEEA and BPA

• Planning a subcommittee call to review the analysis assumptions – May 26 9:00-11:00 (tentatively)

• If you want to be involved in the this subcommittee (and didn’t already get the email with the doodle), there is a sign up sheet!

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New Measure ProposalsReminder from the RTF Manager• We are always open to new measure proposals

– You can work with the CAT to help define the proposal– You can also use the New Measure Proposal submittal form

• We are also open to proposed changes to our existing measures

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Upcoming Meeting Topics

Anticipated for June

• Implementing MH calibration (Proven – measure updates with calibration)– MH HVAC measures

– MH New Construction measures

• Residential Lighting (Proven – measure update)

• Refrigerator/Freezer Decommissioning (Proven UES update)

• Heat Pump Water Heater (Planning UES – adding a Tier 3)

• CVR/VO (Under Review SP)

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Upcoming Meeting Topics (cont)Items on radar for July and beyond

• Behavior SP (Under Review; will start to develop path for this one)

• Low-e Storm Windows (New UES)

• Thermostatic Restriction Value (New UES)

• Multifamily Weatherization (last OOC measure)

• Res Advanced Power Strips (Planning UES)

• Res Heat Pump Upgrades NC (Proven UES update)

• Refrigerator/Freezer Decommissioning (Proven UES update)

• Prescriptive Duct Sealing (Planning UES)

Also, working on longer term measures, such as:

• Non-Residential Lighting Code Compliant (new SP)

• New Homes Standard Protocol (new SP)

• Guidelines Updates