The RTF is a technical advisory committee to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council established in 1999 to develop standards to verify and evaluate energy efficiency savings
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RTF Quarterly Newsletter: Quarter No. 53 July-September 2023
During this quarter, the RTF expanded the measure portfolio by adding the Efficient Portable Electric Spas UES and deactivated some applications in the Residential Lighting UES. These deactivations were celebrated as they represent the significant accomplishments in past residential lighting programs. In addition, the RTF looked ahead to 2024 by discussing the RTF 2024 Work Plan and adding performance metrics to the residential HVAC measures to support programs offering air conditioning and...
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Request for Proposals
The RTF is seeking proposals for two RFPs, including Contractor Analysts to provide ongoing technical support for 2024 and a Quality Assurance/Quality Control contractor. Please see the Request for Proposal page for proposal deadlines and additional details.
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2022 Conservation Achievements
The Council collects information each year about energy efficiency achievements from Northwest utilities, the Bonneville Power Administration, and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance and reports on the region’s progress toward the Council’s energy efficiency targets. In 2022 the region achieved 150 aMW.
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With the passage of the Northwest Power Act in 1980, Congress defined energy efficiency as a key resource for meeting the region's load growth. The Regional Technical Forum was established as a body that would provide the region with consistent and reliable quantification of energy savings estimates for specific efficient technologies or actions. The energy savings estimates generated through the public processes of the RTF enable accurate estimates of the region's efficiency potential vital to power system planning, as well as a better understanding of the region's efficiency accomplishments. Since 1978, energy efficiency has provided significant benefits to the Northwest:
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$5 billiondollars saved from avoided energy consumption |
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24 millionmetric tons of carbon dioxide avoided |
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7,500 aMWsaved making efficiency the NW’s second largest energy resource |