Decisions | Regional Technical Forum

Date	Description	Related Measures and Standard Protocols
May 05, 2009	Hold off on measure update The RTF deferred approval of proposed costs and savings for commercial fryers to reconsider a higher-efficiency baseline assumption and with a premium efficiency tier set at a higher efficiency.	Fryers
May 05, 2009	Approve measure updates The RTF approved the proposed costs and savings, with a minor modification to use crawlspace/slab on grade weightings from NEEA's recent new construction report.	PTCS Ducts Inside
May 05, 2009	Approve measure update The RTF approved the energy savings and costs for steamers (incremental cost variedfrom $132 for 3‐pan to $215 for 5‐pan to $209 for 6‐pan; kWh savings were 888 for3‐pan, 1,671 for 5‐pan and 2,020 for 6‐pan).	Steamers
April 07, 2009	Approve measure update with direction for further analysis The RTF provisionally deemed the smart plug power strips measure at 100 kWh for both residential and commercial sectors, with the provison that these provisional savings expire in a year, at which time preliminary results will be provided to the RTF. In addition, the measure will have an associated installation and application specification.	Residential Advanced Power Strips, Commercial Advanced Power Strips
April 07, 2009	Approve measure update The RTF approved recommendations for BPA and others to: a) use 1,000 kWh/year per horsepower as the deemed value for VSD potato and onion shed ventilation fans, and b) derive an estimated cost for this measure using the following equation: Measure cost = $229.61*HP + $4,727.43.	Potato/Onion Shed Variable Frequency Drives
April 07, 2009	Approve measure update The RTF approved a single baseline number (the federal minimum, 1.18 gpm) for the region, and to use the median hours of use per day by facility type (rather than the average) and to make no adjustment for post-flow rate since the tested cleanability for the 0.65 PRSV is similar to the other federal minimum PRSV's cleanability.	Pre-Rinse Spray Valves
March 02, 2009	Approve measure update The RTF approved the EcoRated costs and savings and the updated Energy Star Manufactured Home costs and savings.	New Manufactured Homes and HVAC
January 06, 2009	Tool adoption The RTF approved the Small Compressed Air Tool as a deemed calculator with modifications made during the meeting.	Compressed Air
November 04, 2008	Approve measure update The RTF adopted the updated savings estimates for Autoclosers.	Autoclosers
November 04, 2008	Approve measure update The RTF adopted a deemed savings value of 1,000 kWh per hp for the spud/onion shed VFD measure, with a provison that people are free to bring custom projects to the table for consideration.	Potato/Onion Shed Variable Frequency Drives
May 27, 2008	Approve measure update Adopt the updates to the measure as:All systems must be ARI certified,Air-Cooled systems must meet Energy Star Standards,Water-Cooled systems must meet CEE Tier 2 standards and condenser water must be supplied from a closed loop system or a system with a remote evaporative condenser	ENERGY STAR Ice Makers
March 25, 2008	Approve measure update The RTF agreed to use the same leakage rate for SGC homes from non-SGC homes.	Duct Sealing MH
February 05, 2008	Approve measure update The RTF approved the deemed savings for duct sealing.	Performance Based Duct Sealing SF
November 09, 2007	Approve measure update Motion to set the estimated provisional savings number at 3,500 kWh. It was agreed that this motion is agnostic with respect to the size of the system and to pre-consumption.	Ductless Heat Pumps for Zonal Heat SF - OLD
July 17, 2007	Approve measure updates The RTF approved the savings estimates for Green Motor Rewinds for motor sizes 15HP and above.	Green Motor Rewind
January 10, 2006	Tool adoption The RTF unanimously approves the use of the Scientific Irrigation Scheduling tool.	Scientific Irrigation Scheduling
April 13, 2004	Approve Standard Protocol The RTF adopted the draft protocol for estimating savings from automated CVR, including temperature normalization and re-verification, as revised.	Automated CVR Protocol No. 1
June 04, 2003	Approve calculator The RTF adopted a revised savings calculator for NEMA premium motors using updated Motormaster 4 data.	Efficient Motor Replacement
June 04, 2003	Approve calculator The RTF adopted the deemed calculator for Premium Efficiency Motor upgrades using updated MotorMaster 4.0 data.	Premium Efficiency Motors
May 07, 2002	Approve calculator The RTF unanimously approves the calculator for estimating savings from Variable Speed Controls on Milking Machine Vacuum Pumps.	Dairy Milking Machine Vacuum Pump Variable Frequency Drive
March 12, 2002	Approve calculator The RTF adopted the deemed calculator to determine savings from using a single-pass flat-plate heat exchanger for milk cooling.	Plate Heat Exchanger for Dairy Cooling
February 12, 2002	Approve measure update The RTF adopted the deemed calculator to determine the savings associated with de-energized transformer upgrades.	Transformer De-energizing