Regional Technical Forum

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

Subcommittees

9:30 am	Introductions, Announcements & Review of Agenda (65k Word) Review and approval of meeting minutes and decisions for 3/1, 3/10, 3/18, and 3/22 RTF meeting dates for 2011 - April 5, May 3, June 1 (Wednesday), June 28, August 2, August 30, October 4, November 1, December 13 Project & Subcommittee Updates >> Small/rural utilities Project >> Residential Wx & Ventilation >> PTCS >> Grocery Refrigeration >> RTF Operations - website updates: RTF decisions page >> Domestic Heating Fuel Choice study (aka DUG) - summary of 3/18 webinar >> SEEM workshop >> IT Sector >> Variable Capacity Heat Pump
10:15 am	Review (2mb PowerPoint) and recommendations on PECI's GrocerSmart 4.0 savings calculation software - Brian Owens and Charlie Grist
11:30 am	Presentation (updated post-meeting, 2mb PowerPoint), discussion, and decision on UES and costs for residential ground source heat pumps - Shawn Oram and Adam Hadley
12:30 pm	LUNCH
1:15 pm	Review (190k PowerPoint) of 2011 RTF workplan and new project draft SOWs - Adam Hadley Deemed measure reviews Measure cost and non-energy benefits guidelines Measure life guidelines
2:00 pm	Break
2:15 pm	Guidelines discussion: Deemed measure and impact evaluation section revisions - RTF staff >> For the latest versions of the guidelines, see the subcommittee webpage
3:15 pm	Status report (150k Powerpoint) on EE Central: Timeline and measure taxonomy - Danielle Gidding and Carrie Nelson
3:45 pm	Presentation (300k PowerPoint) of a proposed primary research plan for showerheads in comercial applications - SBW
4:15 pm	Call for May 3rd Agenda Items
4:30 pm	Adjourn
Tentative May 3rd Agenda Items Decision on RTUG Standard Protocol Residential Weatherization and Ventilation Specifications – PECI & Subcommittee Residential DHW Heat Recovery Montana House v2.0 BPA's codes and standards project: Overview of methodology - Carrie Cobb and Ryan Firestone UES for newtork PC control Deemed measure updates from SBW Placeholder for review of a standard protocol (Fan VFD?) Small/Rural Utilities Project Update on manufactured housing SEEM calibration