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

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9:30 am	Introductions, Announcements & Review of Agenda Review and approval of meeting minutes (110k PDF) for April 6th, 2010 Reminder- RTF Meeting Dates for 2010 and Proposed Changes – June 1, June 29, July 6, August 3, August 31,September 28, October 5, November 2, December 7 Project & Subcommittee Updates Adopt RTF Conflict of Interest Policy
10:00 am	Presentation (8mb PowerPoint) of BPA’s Emerging Technologies Program – Jack Callahan
10:45 am	Presentation (3mb PowerPoint), Discussion, and Decision on adopting the Voltage Optimization Simplified M&V Protocol – Jillianne Welker, Bob Helm, Robert Fletcher, and KC Fagen >> Voltage Simplified M&V Protocol - Clean (350k PDF), Red-line (460k PDF) >> Example data collection templates (890k PDF) >> Robustness of Simplified VO M&V Protocol Measurement Period of 7 Days - Paper (240k PDF) >> Q&A Summary (110k PDF)
12:15 pm	LUNCH
12:45 pm	Presentation (10mb PowerPoint), Discussion, and Decision on Deemed savings for Residential Duct Insulation (continued from last meeting) – Adam Hadley
1:15 pm	Presentation (1mb PowerPoint), Discussion, and Decision on Deemed Savings Methodology for Televisions – Christine Jerko and Christina Steinhoff
2:00 pm	Break
2:15 pm	Presentation, Discussion, and Decision on updates to Networked Office Equipment Control – Danielle Gidding >> Worksheet (7mb Excel)
2:30 pm	Presentation (1mb PowerPoint), Discussion, and Decision on updated deemed measures using final 6th Plan assumptions: Residential Weatherization Measures –Adam Hadley >> Supporting files (11mb Zip)
3:00 pm	Decision (225 PowerPoint) to hire a contractor to manage the RTF’s Residential Subcommittee (Wx Specs Update and Ventilation Specifications) and the RTF’s PTCS Subcommittee – Adam Hadley
3:15 pm	Adjourn
Tentative June Agenda Items Direct Use of Gas Study – Preliminary Results Presentation and Decision on the use of PECI’s GrocerSmart 4.0 Software Review of deemed measures: Dairy VFD’s, Industrial Motors, SIS Decision on 2011 Energy Star Home Specifications for WA, ID, and MT Presentation, Discussion, Decision on updates to deemed savings for Refrigerator Recycling