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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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Residential Gas Water Heaters

At a Glance

Status 
active
Fuel type 
gas
Sector 
residential
Applications 
DHW
Sunset date 
Apr 30, 2026

This measure replaces a gas water heater in an existing single family or manufactured home with an efficient gas water heater. The measure captures the following efficiency options: 

  • Non-condensing, non-powered ENERGY STAR tank
  • Non-condensing, powered ENERGY STAR tank
  • Any non-condensing ENERGY STAR tank (cannot be used in conjunction with the first two applications within the same program)
  • Condensing ENERGY STAR tank
  • Non-ENERGY STAR tankless
  • ENERGY STAR tankless
    • Tankless heaters only include additional measure identifiers for 'with' and 'without gas line upgrade' as requested by the natural gas subcommittee.

Workbook

Latest Version

Residential Gas Water Heater v2.0

File Residential Gas Water Heater v2.0
Updated with 2021 Plan cost effectiveness methodology
Date 
Apr 18, 2022
Version number 
2.0

Past Versions

version date document
1.2
Sep 27, 2021
File Residential Gas Water Heater v1.2
Reran through ProCost 3.1.05 to correct for minor error
1.1
Jun 04, 2021
File Residential Gas Water Heaters v1.1
QC complete.
1.0
Apr 13, 2021
File Residential Gas Water Heater v1.0
Approved at the April 2021 RTF meeting. Currently undergoing QC.
Supporting Documents
File How the RTF Works

Decisions

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Latest decision

Decision details

Decided 
April 13, 2021
RTF Meeting: April 13-14, 2021

Approved New Measure

Decision Details

Adopt the Residential Gas Water Heater UES measure as proposed and

  • Set the Measure Category to Proven
  • Set the Measure Status to Active, and
  • Set the Sunset Date to April 30, 2026.

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