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UES Measures Standard protocols list Demand Response Technologies Supporting Documents Propose a measure or standard protocol Proposed measures and status Whole Building Efforts

Subcommittees

  • Commercial HVAC
  • Connected Thermostats
  • Demand Response
  • Duct Sealing
  • Guidelines
  • Heat Pump Water Heaters
  • Implementers Group
  • Modeling
  • Natural Gas
  • New Homes
  • Non-Residential Lighting
  • Operations
  • Refrigeration
  • Research and Evaluation
  • Residential HVAC
  • RTF Policy Advisory Committee
  • Small and Rural Utilities
  • Weatherization
  • Whole Building
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Proposed Measures

This table includes (1) new measures proposed to the RTF, but not yet considered by the RTF, (2) proposed new measures tabled by the RTF to allow for further scoping before determining whether or not to allocate resource to development, and (3) measure proposals considered by the RTF for which the RTF decided to not allocate resource.

Title
Sector
Application
Fuel Type
Category
Status
Latest RTF Decision
Coil Cleaning for Commercial HVAC
commercial
HVAC
not accepted
Jan 22, 2014
Commercial PC-Interactive Powerstrips
commercial
electronics
not accepted
Aug 16, 2016
Energy Star Computers
commercial
electronics
not accepted
May 03, 2011
Lodging Guest Room Controls
commercial
not accepted
Jul 22, 2020
Refrigeration Cycle Optimization
commercial
refrigeration
not accepted
Jan 22, 2014
Small Commercial Weatherization
commercial
weatherization
not accepted
Feb 01, 2011
Street Lighting
commercial
lighting
not accepted
Strategic Energy Management (SEM)
commercial, industrial
whole building/meter level
to be determined
proposed
Jul 18, 2017
Camfil Air Filters - Energy Efficiency Quantification
industrial
not accepted
May 23, 2018
Mid-Rise Multifamily Central Water Heating
residential
water heating
not accepted
Aug 16, 2016
Mid-Rise Multifamily Ventilation Commissioning
residential
HVAC
not accepted
Feb 22, 2017
Televisions
residential
appliances
not accepted
All-in-one clothes washer/heat pump dryers
electric
planning
not accepted
Nov 07, 2023
Auto-Diverting Tub Spout System
not accepted
Feb 22, 2017
Cold Climate
gas
to be determined
proposed
Cool roofs or white roofs
dual fuel
planning
not accepted
Nov 07, 2023
Ecoair odorless toilet fan systems
gas
to be determined
not accepted
Feb 22, 2023
Green Cremation
gas
to be determined
not accepted
Feb 22, 2023
Heat Pump with Gas Back Up
to be determined
proposed
Hydronic Additives
gas
proven
not accepted
Nov 07, 2023
Linear fluorescent buy back
electric
small saver
not accepted
Nov 07, 2023
NanoX Technologies Cold-Plus Energy Efficient Technology
not accepted
Nov 19, 2019
Residential Cellular Shades
not accepted
Sep 21, 2021
Residential Heat Pump - CCC + MSH
electric
planning
proposed
Smart Inverters Enabled for Voltage Optimization
to be determined
proposed
Thin insulation coating energy savings
not accepted
Aug 18, 2020
Water heater pipe insulation
not accepted
Workstation Power Management Device
not accepted

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