Decisions | Regional Technical Forum

Date	Description	Related Measures and Standard Protocols
July 21, 2020	Extend Sunset Dates Extend the sunset date for the Residential Clothes Dryers UES to September 2020.	Clothes Dryers - SF, MH, and MF in-unit
June 24, 2020	Approved Measure Changes The Anti-Sweat Heater Controls UES be approved as presented and change the Category to Small Saver, Change the Status to Active, Change the sunset date to June 30, 2025.	Anti-Sweat Heater Controls
June 24, 2020	Approved New Measure Adopt the Commercial ENERGY STAR Ice Maker UES measure as presented and set the Category to Small Saver, Set the Status to Active, Set the Sunset date to June 30, 2025.	ENERGY STAR Ice Makers
June 24, 2020	Approved New Measure Adopt the new Planning UES measure Forced Circulation Engine Block Heaters for Non-Residential Standby Generators as Presented. Use restaurant heating load shape, set the measure category to Planning, set the measure status to Active, and set the sunset date to June 30, 2023.	Forced Circulation Generator Engine Block Heaters for Nonresidential Standby Generators
June 24, 2020	Approved Measure Changes Approve the updates to the Multifamily Low-Rise Weatherization UES Measures as presented, and Keep/Set the Categories at Planning for Zonal Electric and Gas and Small Saver for all others Review and confirm the research strategy (especially on sample size), report back to RTF Provide only the "Any AFUE" measure, set at 80 AFUE Keep the Status as Active Set the Sunset Date to June 2023.	Multi-Family Weatherization
June 23, 2020	Approved Measure Changes Approve the updates to the Thermostatic Shower Restriction Valve UES measure as proposed and keep the Category at Planning, keep the Status at Active, and set the sunset date to June 30, 2023.	Thermostatic Shower Restriction Valve
June 23, 2020	Deactivate Measure Deactivate the Multifamily New Construction (ID and MT) UES measure.	Multifamily New Construction (ID and MT)
June 23, 2020	Approved Measure Changes Approve updates to Circulator Pumps UES measure as presented. Keep the Category at Planning, Keep the Status at Active, Set the sunset date to June 30, 2023.	Circulator Pumps
June 23, 2020	Deactivate Measure Deactivate the Residential and Commercial Showerheads UES measures.	Commercial and Residential Showerheads
June 23, 2020	Extend Sunset Dates Extend the sunset dates for the New Homes Standard Protocol and School Weatherization UES measures to September 2020.	School Weatherization, New Homes Standard Protocol
May 19, 2020	Approved Measure Changes Accept the updates to the New Manufactured Home and HVAC UES measures as proposed, and specifically: Keep the Category Planning Set the Status to Active Set the sunset date to May 2023 Set the fraction of heat pumps to 40% Zero-out the supplemental NEI's	New Manufactured Homes and HVAC
May 19, 2020	Approved Research Strategy Accept the proposed research strategy for commercial and industrial fans Change the measure status from Under Review to Active.	Commercial & Industrial Fans
May 19, 2020	Approved Measure Changes Adopt the updates to the Residential Single Family and Manufactured Homes Weatherization UES Measures as presented and: Add Gas Furnace measure identifiers Adjust assumed AFUEs based on data collected in both RBSAI and RBSAII For the Gas Furnace measure identifiers, set the Categories to Proven for all SF measure applications, except Windows Planning for all SF Window measure applications Small Saver for all MH measure applications Change the Statuses to Active Adopt the Research Strategy as presented Leave the Sunset Dates unchanged.	Single Family Weatherization, Manufactured Home Weatherization
April 21, 2020	Adopt New Measure Approve the Consumer HPWH in Commercial Applications UES measure as proposed, add Groceries into the the high use category, change measure life to ASHP measure, set the Category to Planning, adopt the Research Strategy as outlined. Set the status to Active. Set the sunset date to January 2021.	Consumer Heat Pump Water Heater in Commercial Applications
April 21, 2020	Approved Measure Changes Approve updates to the Efficient Pumps USE measure as presented, including: keep ER metric in the measure identifiers, keep eligibility at 200 HP motors and less, direct CAT to update savings shapes to reflect shapes observed in research, keep the status as Active, Change the Category to Proven, set the sunset date to April 30, 2023.	Efficient Pumps
April 21, 2020	Approved Research Strategy Adopt the Research Strategy for the High Efficiency Residential Central Air Conditioner UES measures as presented and set the Measure Status to Active.	High Efficiency Residential Central Air Conditioners
April 21, 2020	Extend Sunset Date Extend the sunset date for the New Manufactured Homes and HVAC UES measure to July 2020.	New Manufactured Homes and HVAC
March 24, 2020	Approve SEEM Calibration Approve the single-family and manufactured home SEEM calibrations for natural gas with these modifications: Zero out 'electric heat' MH Phase II adjustment
March 24, 2020	Extend Sunset Date Extend the sunset date for the ENERGY STAR Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers measure to March 31, 2025.	ENERGY STAR Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers
March 24, 2020	Approve ProCost Updates Approve the changes to ProCost template and methodology for estimating gas inputs as presented.
March 24, 2020	Extend Sunset Date Extend the sunset date of the Circulator Pumps UES measure to July 2020.	Circulator Pumps
February 19, 2020	Extend Sunset Date Extend the sunset date for the following measures to June 30, 2020: Commercial and Residential Showerheads Thermostatic Shower Restriction Valves	Commercial and Residential Showerheads, Thermostatic Shower Restriction Valve
January 22, 2020	Approved Measure Changes Approve the Commercial and Industrial Fans UES measure savings, costs, and lifetime as presented: Set the Category to Planning Set the Status to Under Review Set the Sunset Date to January 31, 2023 Direct staff to work with subject matter experts and the Research and Evaluation Subcommittee to refine the Research Strategy	Commercial & Industrial Fans
January 22, 2020	Deactivate Measure Deactivate the SF and MH Commissioning, Controls and Sizing UES measure and consider any future new measure proposal from utility stakeholders.	Commissioning, Controls, & Sizing MH, Commissioning, Controls, & Sizing SF
January 22, 2020	Adopt New Measure Adopt the High Efficiency Residential Central Air Conditioners Measure: Set the Category to Planning Set the Status to Under Review Set the Sunset Date to January 31, 2023 Add EER minimum thresholds in the measure identifiers consistent with the CEE specifications, using EER 13.0 for the SEER 17.0 identifier.	High Efficiency Residential Central Air Conditioners
December 17, 2019	Approved Measure Changes Adopt updates as presented to the Single Family and Manufactured Homes ASHP Conversion and Upgrade measures: Add "any" insulation level applications based on empirical data for the conversion measure and any insulation applications for the upgrade measure based on SEEM modeling; Remove measure applications for Good, Fair, Poor insulation levels set the measure category for all Heating Zone 1 measure applications except VCHP upgrades to Proven; and measure category for all other applications (including all Heating Zone 2/3 measure applications and VCHPs upgrades) to Planning; set the measure status to Under Review, and; set the sunset date to December 31, 2022.	Air Source Heat Pump Upgrades and Conversions MH, Centrally Ducted Air Source Heat Pump Upgrades and Conversions
December 17, 2019	Extend Sunset Date Extend the sunset date for the following measures to June 2020: Efficient Pumps UES New Homes Standard Protocol Multifamily Weatherization UES School Weatherization UES	School Weatherization, Multi-Family Weatherization, New Homes Standard Protocol, Efficient Pumps
December 17, 2019	Allocate Resources to New Measure Development The RTF to allocate resources to the following measures: Residential Door Sweeps Commercial Heat Pump Water Heaters ENERGY STAR Commercial Ice Makers and Storage Bins ENERGY STAR Commercial Vending Machine Lodging - Guest Room Controls Variable Volume Lab Hood Water Cooler Timer Irrigation - Pressure Reduction Compressed Air - additional applications Chillers Have CAT and staff work with the Implementer's Group to prioritize these measures.	Lodging Guest Room Controls, ENERGY STAR Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machines, Door Sweeps, Consumer Heat Pump Water Heater in Commercial Applications, ENERGY STAR Ice Makers
November 19, 2019	Allocate Resources to New Measure Development Allocate resources to: Small Commercial DHPs Generator Engine Block Heaters ENERGY STAR Air Purifiers Non-Residential LED Wallpacks Residential High Efficiency Central AC Advanced Kitchen Ventilation Controls Retrofit or Upgrade Doors on Existing Display Cases Air Curtains for Walk-Ins Floating Controls for Multiplex Refrigeration System Display Case Upgrade and Replacement Do not allocate resource to: Workstation Power Management Devices Anti-Fouling Refrigerant Additives ENERGY STAR Dehumidifiers	NanoX Technologies Cold-Plus Energy Efficient Technology, Display Case Upgrade and Replacement, Floating Controls for Multiplex Refrigeration System, Advanced Kitchen Ventilation Controls, Retrofit Doors on Existing Display Cases, Refrigerated Doorway Air Curtains, Small Commercial DHPs, Residential Air Purifiers, High Efficiency Residential Central Air Conditioners, Non-Residential Lighting Midstream, Forced Circulation Generator Engine Block Heaters for Nonresidential Standby Generators
November 19, 2019	Extend Sunset Date Extend the sunset date for the following measures to January 31, 2020: Air Source Heat Pump Upgrades SF Air Source Heat Pump Upgrades and Controls MH Commissioning, Controls and Sizing MH Commissioning, Controls and Sizing SF	Commissioning, Controls, & Sizing MH, Commissioning, Controls, & Sizing SF, Air Source Heat Pump Upgrades and Conversions MH, Centrally Ducted Air Source Heat Pump Upgrades and Conversions
November 19, 2019	Extend Sunset Date Extend the sunset date for the Residential Connected Thermostats UES measure to December 31, 2020	Connected Thermostats
November 19, 2019	Approved Measure Changes Approve the updates to the Residential Manufactured Homes Weatherization Measure as presented and: Set Category to Planning Set Status to Under Review Set the Sunset date to November 30, 2022 Review, and if needed update ASHP sizing assumptions base on BPA CC&S dataset and any additional data to inform heat pump sizing for ASHP measure Adjust the measure life for infiltration to 25 years Adjust the Phase 1 Calibration factor for this measure from 0.5 to 0.6 During the QA/QC process, add a 10% infiltration reduction to window upgrade and retrofit measure application in the SF Weatherization analysis	Manufactured Home Weatherization
November 19, 2019	Approved Measure Changes Approve the updates to the Non-residential Lighting Midstream UES as Presented: For T8 Replacement TLED share assume: Option 2: 26% based on NEEA analysis only Keep the Category as "Proven" Keep the status at "Active" Set the sunset date to November 30, 2020	Non-Residential Lighting Midstream
November 19, 2019	Approved Measure Changes Approve updates to the Anti-Sweat Heater Controls UES as presented and: Change the Category to Proven Change the Status at Under Review Set the sunset date to October 31, 2022	Anti-Sweat Heater Controls
October 22, 2019	Approved Measure Changes Adopt the updates as presented to the DHPs for Zonal Heat SF and MH measure Set the Category to Proven for SF and Small Saver for MH Set the measure status to Active Set the sunset date to October 31, 2024 Direct staff to explore: screen with a combined VBDD R2 + temperature sensitive consumption, and screen with supplemental fuels only and present to the RTF at a later date.	Ductless Heat Pumps for Zonal Heat SF - OLD, Ductless Heat Pumps for Zonal Heat MH and SF
October 22, 2019	Approved Measure Changes Adopt the updates to the Residential SF Weatherization Measures as presented and: Set the Category to Planning Set the Status to Under Review Set the Sunset Date to Oct. 31, 2022 Review, and if needed update, ASHP sizing assumptions based on BPA CC&S data set This decision began at September's meeting, and continued into the next month. This allowed CAT's to come back and provide more detail in RTF requested areas. The first presentation gives important context for this decision, you can find it here.	Single Family Weatherization
October 22, 2019	Approved Measure Changes Adopt the Refrigerator/Freezer Decommissioning and Recycling Measure as presented: Keep the Category at Proven Keep the Status at Active Set the sunset date to September 30, 2022	Refrigerator/Freezer Decommissioning
September 24, 2019	Approved Measure Changes Approve the updates to the Residential Lighting UES measure as proposed with the application of the 45 lumen/watt standard for general purpose lamps in all states and for the expanded definition of GSLs (DOE Jan. 2017) for WA state, effective January 1, 2020. For Screw-base lamps: keep Category at Proven, Status at Active, and set the sunset date to 9/30/20 For Pin-base lamps: keep Category at Small Saver, Status at Active, and set the sunset date to 9/30/20 For Fixtures: keep the Category at Planning, Status at Active, and set the sunset date to 9/30/20	Residential Lighting
September 24, 2019	Extend Sunset Date Extend the sunset date for the following measures to December 2019: Commercial Grocery Anti-sweat Heater Controls UES Residential Refrigerator/Freezer Decomissioning UES	Anti-Sweat Heater Controls, Refrigerator/Freezer Decommissioning
September 24, 2019	Approve SEEM Calibration Results Approve the 'simplest-case' Phase I regression, as described in slide 58: Use a single slope coefficient based on SEEM.EUI, a separate constant for each heating system, and no other variables. Approve Phase II of the calibration, as presented.
September 24, 2019	Approve Work/Business Plan and Charter Update Adopt the proposed 2020 work plan and business plan, with recommendation to the Council for approval. Approve updates to the RTF Charter, as presented, with recommendation to the Council for approval.
August 27, 2019	Extend Sunset Date Extend the sunset date for the Multifamily New Construction (ID and MT) UES to June 2020.	Multifamily New Construction (ID and MT)
August 27, 2019	Extend Sunset Date Extend the sunset date for the Potato/Onion Shed Fan Variable Frequency Drive to August 2024 and: Keep the Category Small Saver Keep the Status Active RTF will explore available data from recent projects to see if there might be an enhancement to the existing analysis.	Potato/Onion Shed Variable Frequency Drives
August 27, 2019	Approve SEEM Calibration Approve the single family phase II calibration as described above.
July 23, 2019	Approve SEEM Calibration Approve the single-family phase 1 calibration (v. 2.2) as presented, and direct staff to conduct a check on the electric calibration using consumption and other best available data and report back with findings.
July 23, 2019	Approved Measure Changes Approve the Floating Head Pressure Controls UES as presented Update load shape to floating head pressure control Add cost for variable speed fan Keep the Category at Small Saver Keep the Status at Active Set the sunset date to July 30, 2024	Floating Head Pressure Controls for Single Compressor Systems
July 23, 2019	Approved Measure Changes Approve the Strip Curtain UES as presented and change the sunset date to July 30, 2024.	Strip Curtains
June 18, 2019	Extend Sunset Dates Extend the sunset date for the Floating Head Pressure Controls UES to September 2019 Extend the sunset date for the following measures to November 2019: ASPH upgrades SF CC&S SF ASHP Upgrades and Conversions MH CC&S MH MH Weatherization (Heat Pumps) DHP in Zonal Electric Resistance Homes SF DHP in Zonal Electric Resistance Homes MH SF Weatherization	Commissioning, Controls, & Sizing MH, Commissioning, Controls, & Sizing SF, Ductless Heat Pumps for Zonal Heat SF - OLD, Air Source Heat Pump Upgrades and Conversions MH, Floating Head Pressure Controls for Single Compressor Systems, Ductless Heat Pumps for Zonal Heat MH and SF, Single Family Weatherization, Centrally Ducted Air Source Heat Pump Upgrades and Conversions
June 18, 2019	Deactivate Measure Deactivate the Door Gasket Replacement UES.	Door Gasket Replacement
June 18, 2019	Approve Demand Response Impact Estimate Approve the recommended methodology for estimating maximum technical per unit potential of Refrigerated Warehouses as presented. In approving this the RTF recognizes that additional factors will need to be considered to estimate achievable potential, including the considerations listed in the presentation.	Refrigerated Warehouse Controls
June 18, 2019	Approve Demand Response Impact Estimate Approve the recommended methodology for estimating maximum per unit potential of Residential Water Heaters as presented. The RTF recognized the additional factors will need to be considered to estimate achievable potential, which will be dependent on the DR product. The RTF recommends that staff incorporate any relevant findings from the PNNL analysis into its material and update the RTF on notable findings.	Residential Hot Water Heaters Demand Response
May 21, 2019	Endorse White Paper Findings and Recommendations The RTF endorses the findings and recommendations provided in the executive summary of the whole building white paper, and directs that the RTF staff engages in further activities as presented.
May 21, 2019	Adopt New Measure Adopt Residential Level 2 AC EV Chargers: Adopt the savings, costs, EUL, and measure load shape as presented Set the sunset date to May, 2021 Set the category to Small Saver Set the status to Active.	Level 2 Electric Vehicle Chargers
May 21, 2019	Approve Demand Response Impact Estimate Approve the recommended methodology for estimating maximum technical per unit potential of Irrigation Pumps as presented. In approving this, the RTF recognizes that additional factors will need to be considered to estimate achievable potential, including, but are not limited to: the portion of systems automatically dispatched verses manually controlled the coincidence between crop water usage patterns and peak loads the relationship between event length and duration and participation rates.	Irrigation Pump Controls Demand Response
April 23, 2019	Approve Measure Updates Approve the updates to the Compressor Head Fan Motor Retrofit ECM UES measure as presented and: Keep the Category at Small Saver Keep the Status at Active Set the Sunset date to May 31, 2021	Compressor Head Fan Motor Retrofit to ECM
April 23, 2019	Approve Measure Updates Adopt the updates to the Residential Electronic Thermostats measure as presented: Keep the Status as Active Keep the Category at Planning Change the assumed number of retrofitted thermostats per home to 5 for SF and 3 for MF Assume that DHP/Hybrid applications have one fewer thermostat per home retrofitted Use both RBSA I and RBSA II by heating zone and heating system type in calculating heating consumption Change the Measure Name to 'Residential Electronic Line Voltage Thermostats' Set the Sunset Date to April 30, 2022.	Residential Electronic Line Voltage Thermostats
April 23, 2019	Approve Measure Updates Approve the updates to the Display Case Evaporator Fan Motor Retrofit to ECM UES measure as presented and: Change the measure name to “Display Case Evaporator Fan Motor Retrofit” Keep the Category at Small Saver Keep the Status at Active Set the Sunset Date to May 31, 2021	Display Case Evaporator Fan Motor Retrofit
April 23, 2019	Extend Sunset Date Extend the sunset date for the Potato/Onion Shed VFD UES to August 2019.	Potato/Onion Shed Variable Frequency Drives
April 23, 2019	Deactivate Measure Deactivate Slab Insulation UES.	Slab Insulation
March 19, 2019	Adopt Standard Information Workbook Updates Adopt the updates to the Standard Information Workbook as presented with the following modifications: Update market rate modifier from 1.5 to 2.0 for skilled labor rates; Except the air source heat pump costs.	All Measure Applicable
March 19, 2019	Extend Sunset Dates Extend the sunset date for the following measures as follows: Compressor Head Fan Motor Retrofit to ECM UES to July 2019 ECMs for Display Cases to July 2019 Multifamily Weatherization to December 2019 School Weatherization to December 2019	Compressor Head Fan Motor Retrofit to ECM, Display Case Evaporator Fan Motor Retrofit, School Weatherization, Multi-Family Weatherization
February 20, 2019	Approve Demand Response Savings Estimate Approve the analysis of demand response savings (as a percentage of lighting load) and cost for Non-residential Lighting Controls as presented and including updated controls costs from NEEA.	Commercial Lighting Controls Demand Response
February 20, 2019	Approve Measure Updates Approve the updates as presented to the Thermostatic Shower Restrictor Valve measure: Make changes consistent with residential low flow showerheads as approved Add embedded water energy to TRC Keep the category at Planning Keep the status at Active Set the sunset date to February 28, 2020	Thermostatic Shower Restriction Valve
February 20, 2019	Approve Demand Response Savings Estimate Approve the per unit demand response savings estimates for Networked Residential Level 2 AC EV Chargers as presented.	Level 2 Electric Vehicle Chargers, Level 2 AC Electric Vehicle Charger Demand Response
February 20, 2019	Approve Measure Updates Approve the updates as presented to the Commercial Low Flow Showerhead measure. Change the measure identifier from 1.75 to 1.8 gpm or less and update the savings to the extent that they are affected In-situ flow adjustment of 0.9 Change retail delivery mechanism to wholesale Add embedded water energy savings to TRC Keep the category at Small Saver Keep the status at active Set the sunset date to February 28, 2020	Commercial and Residential Showerheads
February 20, 2019	Approve Measure Updates Approve the updates as presented to the Residential and Low Flow Showerhead measure. Change the measure identifier from 1.75 to 1.8 gpm or less and update the savings to the extent that they are affected Use 0.9 in situ adjustment factor Update duration with 2016 Residential End Use Water Survey Add embedded water energy savings to TRC Use updated web-scraping data for current practice Keep the category at Planning Keep the status at Active Set the sunset data to February 28, 2020 to check on progress of research	Commercial and Residential Showerheads
January 23, 2019	Approve Methodology Changes Approve the methodology for mapping locations to available weather data and for selecting weather locations for building simulation in measure assessments.
January 23, 2019	Approve Measure Updates Approve the updates to the Nonresidential Lighting Retrofits Standard Protocol as presented and in the Additional Slides section. Update the methodology for determining the current practice watts to an average of the pre-condition implied watts and the efficient case implied watts Set the sunset date to January 2021	Non-Residential Lighting Retrofits
January 23, 2019	Extend Sunset Date Extend the sunset date for the following measures to July 2019: Manufactured Home ASHP Upgrades Manufactured Home ASHP Conversions Manufactured Home Weatherization (Heat pumps) Manufactured Home Commissioning Controls and Sizing	Centrally Ducted Air Source Heat Pump Upgrades and Conversions
January 23, 2019	Approve Measure Updates Adopt the updates to the Refrigerator and Freezer UES as presented and: Set the Category to Proven Set the Status to Active Set the sunset date to January 2024 Where we don't have ESME sales data, set the UEC to 15% less than the sales-weighted Federal Standard.	Residential Refrigerators and Freezers
January 23, 2019	Extend Sunset Date Extend the sunset date for the Ductless Heat Pumps for Zonal Heat Single Family and Manufactured Homes measures to June 2019, and set the measure status to Under Review.	Ductless Heat Pumps for Zonal Heat SF - OLD, Ductless Heat Pumps for Zonal Heat MH and SF
November 08, 2018	Extend Measure Sunset Dates Extend the sunset date for the Residential Air Source Heat Pump Upgrades SF UES and Commissioning Controls and Sizing in SF UES to June 30, 2019.	Commissioning, Controls, & Sizing SF, Centrally Ducted Air Source Heat Pump Upgrades and Conversions
November 08, 2018	Adopt New Measure Adopt the Commercial Glazing Systems UES measure as proposed: set the Category to Planning; set the Status to Active; and set the Sunset Date at November 30, 2021	Commercial Secondary Glazing Systems
November 07, 2018	Approve Measure Updates Approve the updates to the Commercial Advanced Power Strips UES measure savings, costs, lifetime, and Research Strategy as presented and: Keep the Category at Planning Keep the Status at Active Set the sunset date to November 30, 2021 Look at other savings shapes and revise to make consistent with the Plan for this measure and report back to the RTF	Commercial Advanced Power Strips
November 07, 2018	Approve Measure Updates Approve the updates to the Residential Advanced Power Strips UES measure savings, costs, lifetime, and Research Strategy as presented and: Keep the Category at Planning Keep the Status at Active Set the sunset date to November 30, 2021	Residential Advanced Power Strips
November 07, 2018	Approve Measure Updates Approve the updates to the Non-Residential Lighting Midstream UES measures as presented Keep the Category at Proven Keep the Status at Active Set the sunset date to November 30,2019	Non-Residential Lighting Midstream
November 07, 2018	Approve Measure Updates Approve the analysis updates for the Residential Lighting UES measure as presented: For Screw-base Lamps: Keep the Category at Proven Keep the Status at Active Remove top two lumen bins for Globe lamps For Pin-Base Lamps: Keep the Category at Small Saver Keep the Status at Active For Fixtures: Keep the Category at Planning Keep the Status at Active Maintain the existing Research Strategy Remove LDL from specification For all applications: Set the sunset date to December 31, 2019 to update sales and baseline data	Residential Lighting
November 07, 2018	Allocate Resources to New Measure Development Allocate resources to developing the Level 2 Electric Vehicle Charger UES.	Level 2 Electric Vehicle Chargers
September 19, 2018	Approve Measure Updates Approve the updates to savings and costs for the Ductless Heat Pump for Forced Air Furnace UES measure as presented, but Modify HSPF specification to 9.0 Deactivate HZ3 measure applications and Change the Category for HZ1 and HZ2 applications to Proven Keep the Status at Active Set the sunset date to September 30, 2021	Ductless Heat Pump for Forced Air Furnace SF and MH
September 19, 2018	Adopt New Measure Adopt the Ductless Heat Pump for Low- and Mid-Rise Multifamily UES measure as proposed; Set the Category to Planning; Set the Status to Active; and Set the Sunset Date at September 30, 2021	Ductless Heat Pumps for Multifamily
September 19, 2018	Extend Measure Sunset Date Extend the sunset date for the Residential Advanced Power Strips UES and Commercial Smart Plug Power Strip UES to November 30, 2018.	Residential Advanced Power Strips, Commercial Advanced Power Strips
September 18, 2018	Approve Measure Updates Adopt the updates for the Single Family Duct Sealing UES measure as presented, and: Keep the Category at Planning Keep the Status at Active Set the Sunset Date to September 30, 2021 Adopt updates to the Research Strategy as presented	Duct Sealing SF
September 18, 2018	Extend Measure Sunset Date Extend the sunset date for the Residential Refrigerator and Freezer UES measures to January 2019.	Residential Refrigerators and Freezers
September 18, 2018	Approve Recommendation of 2019 Work Plan and Business Plan Adopt the proposed 2019 work plan with recommendation to the Council for approval.	All Measure Applicable
July 18, 2018	Adopt Measure Updates Adopt the updates as proposed for the Ductless Heat Pump for Single Family New Construction measure: keep the Category at Planning keep the Status at Active keep the Sunset Date at January 31, 2021	Ductless Heat Pumps for New Construction Single Family
July 18, 2018	Extend Measure Sunset Date Extend the sunset date for the Residential Advanced Power Strips UES to September 30, 2018.	Residential Advanced Power Strips
July 18, 2018	Deactivate Measure Deactivate the Commercial Efficient Tanks UES.	Commercial Efficient Tanks
July 17, 2018	Approve Methodology Changes Approve the following methodology for defining lighting competition groups for upcoming measure updates: Use constant delivered lumens to align competing lighting products in current practice baselines. For residential measures, use constant initial delivered lumens. Limit lifetime of measures to avoid noticeably lower lighting levels. For non-residential measures, use constant mean delivered lumens. Include an additional adjustment factor as needed to reflect typical customer practice where both of the following are true: Products are mostly available in a limited number of discrete wattages Solid evidence that customers do not perceive a reduction in utility from the efficient product, relative to the other technologies in the baseline Consider additional adjustment factors for specific applications to account for differences in lighting quality and distribution as supported by research. Then define the lumen ranges of competing technologies for each measure application. Also normalize the resulting average wattages of the competing technologies.”	Residential Lighting, Non-Residential Lighting Midstream
May 23, 2018	Approve measure updates Approve the updates to the Residential Dryers UES measure as presented and Change the Category of ENERGY STAR applications to Proven Keep the Category of UCEF-based applications at Proven Keep the Status at Active Keep the sunset date at July 31, 2020 Instruct staff to review more detailed data from the RBSA Metering Study and NEEA Field Laundry Study	Clothes Dryers - SF, MH, and MF in-unit
May 23, 2018	Approve measure updates Approve the updates to the Thermostatic Shower Restriction Value UES measure and Research strategy as proposed and Keep the category as Planning Keep the status as Active Set the Sunset date to August 31, 2019 Add to the Research Strategy: presence of recirculation pump and length of run from recirculation loop to shower	Thermostatic Shower Restriction Valve
May 23, 2018	Approve new measure Approve the new Residential Faucet Aerator UES measure and Research Strategy as proposed and Set the category to Planning Set the Status to Active Set the sunset date to May 31, 2021	Aerators
May 23, 2018	Allocate resource to measure development Allocate resources to developing the following measures: DHP for FAF with Optimized Controls Commercial and Industrial Fans Compressed Air Modulating Nozzles Not allocate resources at this time to: CamfilAir Filter	Camfil Air Filters - Energy Efficiency Quantification, DHP for FAF with Optimized Controls, Compressed Air Modulating Nozzles, Commercial & Industrial Fans
May 23, 2018	Adopt measure updates Adopt the updates for the Display Case Lighting LED UES measure and the Display Case Lighting Motion Sensor UES measure as presented, and Change the Category to Proven for Display Case LED Lighting Keep the Category at Small Saver for Display Case Motion Sensors Keep the Status at Active Set the sunset date to May 31, 2023 Change the analysis to assume that those LED lamps within refrigerated case have HVAC interactions (instead of refrigeration) based on a fraction assumed in the DOE TSD Change assumption of LED lifetime hours to 50,000 Change assumption of weighting of 18-hour store and 24-hours stores to 50% each, and make the corresponding change to controlled hours	Display Case Lighting
May 22, 2018	Adopt measure updates For Commercial Steamers, HFHCs and Combination Ovens Adopt the revised costs, savings, EUL, HOU, and research strategy as presented Set the sunset date to May, 2021 Change the Category to Planning Keep the Status at Active	Combination Ovens, Steamers, Hot Food Holding Cabinets
May 22, 2018	Accept new measure Accept the new On-Demand Overwrapper UES measure as proposed; set the Category to Proven set the Status to Active set the sunset date to May 31, 2023	On-Demand Overwrappers
May 22, 2018	Adopt measure updates For Commercial Fryers and Convection Ovens Adopt the revised costs, savings, EUL, and HOU as presented Set the sunset dates to May, 2023 Keep the Categories as Small Saver Keep the Statuses at Active	Convection Ovens, Fryers
May 22, 2018	Approve measure updates Approve the ‘ECM for Walk-ins’ as Proven UES and ‘ECM Controllers for Walk-ins’ as Small Saver as presented Set the measure statuses to ‘Active;’ and Set the sunset dates to May 2021 For the controller measure change to assume 10% of controllers are removed when applied to an existing ECM.	Walk-In Evaporator Fan Motor Retrofit, Walk-in Evaporator Fan Motor Controllers
May 22, 2018	Extend measure sunset dates Extend the sunset date for the following measures to January 31, 2019: MH Weatherization (heat pumps) MH ASHP Upgrades MH ASHP Conversions MH ASHP Commissioning, Controls, and Sizing	Commissioning, Controls, & Sizing MH, Air Source Heat Pump Upgrades and Conversions MH, Centrally Ducted Air Source Heat Pump Upgrades and Conversions
March 28, 2018	Adopt measure updates Adopt the updates to the Energy Free Stock Watering Tanks UES as presented and: Keep the Category at Small Saver Keep the Status at Active Set the sunset date to March 31, 2023	Energy-Free Stock Watering Tanks
March 28, 2018	Approve measure updates For the Irrigation Hardware UES measure: Break into two measures: Irrigation Hardware Maintenance and Irrigation Hardware Upgrades Approve the updates to these measures as presented: Change category from Small Saver to Planning Keep status as Active Set sunset to March 31, 2021 Revisit sooner if upcoming Council Ag Irrigation potential estimates suggest that this is a Small Saver Remove requirement that all units are replaced at once Approve the Research Strategy as presented with modification: Add flow rate to the Irrigation Hardware Upgrades Add understanding of maintenance practices to the Irrigation Hardware Maintenance	Irrigation Hardware Maintenance, Irrigation Hardware Upgrades

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