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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

  • Agricultural Irrigation
  • Air Source Heat Pumps
  • Commercial HVAC
  • Compressed Air
  • Connected Thermostats
  • Demand Response
  • Ductless Heat Pumps
  • Duct Sealing
  • Guidelines
  • Heat Pump Water Heaters
  • Implementers Group
  • Market Analysis
  • Natural Gas Subcommittee
  • New Homes Standard Protocol
  • Non-Residential Lighting
  • Operations
  • Pump Systems
  • Research and Evaluation
  • Residential Behavior
  • Residential Lighting
  • RTF Policy Advisory Committee
  • Small and Rural Utilities
  • Statistical Methods
  • Whole Building Subcommittee
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Efficient Pumps

At a Glance

Status 
active
Fuel type 
electric
Sector 
agricultural, commercial, industrial
Applications 
pumps
Sunset date 
Apr 30, 2023

From 2013 to 2015 the RTF maintained an active, provisional standard protocol for pump variable frequency drives. This protocol was deactivated in May of 2015 due to limited applicability and limited regional interest. In February of 2016 the US Department of Energy created a new rule and test procedure for pump systems (including pump controls if sold together). The new test procedure is based on the Hydraulic Institute's test procedure, and is used to rate pump systems with a Pump Energy Index (PEI), which provides a simpler and more consistent means to compute pump energy savings. DOE will require all pumps to be labeled by 2020. In parallel to this effort ACEEE's Extended Motor Product Labeling Initiative (EMPLI) is working toward the voluntary labeling of pump systems (similar to the PEI) in the near term.  These two efforts have driven interest in the creation of this measure, which estimates the energy savings for about 3500 different UES measures. 

Workbook

Latest Version

Efficient Pumps v3.0

File Efficient Pumps v3.0
Updated with 2021 Plan cost effectiveness methodology
Date 
Apr 18, 2022
Version number 
3.0

Past Versions

version date document
2.2
Sep 27, 2021
File Efficient Pumps v2.2
Reran through ProCost 3.1.05 to correct for minor error
2.1
Jun 26, 2020
File Efficient Pumps v2.1
QC complete.
2.0
Apr 21, 2020
File Efficient Pumps v2.0
Adopted at the April 2020 RTF Meeting. Currently undergoing QC.
1.1
Jun 14, 2017
File Commercial/Industrial/Agricultural Pumps v1.1
QC review complete.
1.0
Dec 19, 2016
File ComIndAgPumps_1_0.xlsm
Original savings workbook. Adopted at the December 6, 2016 RTF meeting. Currently undergoing QC.
Supporting Documents
File CIP_FR_LCC_2015-09-21_VL_VL_LoadFactor_v2.xlsm
Dec 20, 2018
A workbook that calculates the adjustment factor VL
File ComIndAg Pumps Research Strategy (December 2016)
Dec 20, 2018
2016 research strategy
File CIPump_SupportingFiles.zip
Dec 20, 2018
Cast iron pump zip files
File CIP_FR_LCC_2015-09-21_VL_baselinePEI_v2.xlsm
Dec 20, 2018
A workbook that calculates the variable speed baseline PEI

Decisions

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Latest decision

Decision details

Decided 
April 21, 2020
RTF Meeting: April 21, 2020

Approved Measure Changes

Decision Details

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.

Decided 
December 17, 2019
RTF Meeting: December 17, 2019

Extend Sunset Date

Decision Details

Extend the sunset date for the following measures to June 2020:

  • Efficient Pumps UES
  • New Homes Standard Protocol
  • Multifamily Weatherization UES
  • School Weatherization UES
Decided 
December 06, 2016
RTF Meeting: December 6, 2016

Approve New Measure

Decision Details

Approve the measure specifications, savings, costs, lifetime, and research strategy for the UES Measure: New Efficient Commercial and Industrial Pumps

  • Set the Category to “Planning” 
  • Set the Status to “Active” 
  • Set the sunset date to December 31, 2019
Decided 
March 15, 2016
RTF Meeting: March 15, 2016

Allocate resources to measure development

Decision Details

Allocate resource to further scoping a web-enabled thermostat measure/impact evaluation guidance in parallel with residential behavior work. Allocate resource to participate in efficient pump system measure scoping discussions, and bring proposal to subcommittee when ready.

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