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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

  • Commercial HVAC
  • Connected Thermostats
  • Demand Response
  • Duct Sealing
  • Guidelines
  • Heat Pump Water Heaters
  • Implementers Group
  • Modeling
  • Natural Gas
  • New Homes
  • Non-Residential Lighting
  • Operations
  • Refrigeration
  • Research and Evaluation
  • Residential HVAC
  • RTF Policy Advisory Committee
  • Small and Rural Utilities
  • Weatherization
  • Whole Building
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Standard Protocol

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Fan and Cooling Savings

At a Glance

Status 
deactivated
Sector 
commercial
Applications 
heating/cooling

Packaged and split system HVAC.

Standard Protocols

Latest Version

RTFStandardProtocolMeasurementFanCoolingSavings_Final032312.docx

File RTFStandardProtocolMeasurementFanCoolingSavings_Final032312.docx
Date 
Mar 24, 2012
Version number 
1.0

Calculator

Latest Version

RTF_Protocol_Calculator_FanAndCoolingSavingsv1.xls

File RTF_Protocol_Calculator_FanAndCoolingSavingsv1.xls
Date 
Mar 24, 2012
Version number 
1.0

Past Versions

version date document
1.0
Mar 23, 2012
File RTUcalcCode031212b.xls
Supporting Documents
File RTU_Calculator_Instructions060212-2-1.docx
File TMY3-Excel2003-012712.xls
File TMY3-Excel2010-2013-03-28e.xlsm
File WthrQueryWithOptions3.xlsm

Decisions

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Latest decision

Decision details

Decided 
March 21, 2017
RTF Meeting: March 21, 2017

Deactivate Standard Protocol

Decision Details

Deactivate the Commercial HVAC Fan and Cooling Savings Standard Protocol.

Decided 
September 17, 2013
RTF Meeting: September 17, 2013

Hold off on measure update

Decision Details

RTF agreed not to further pursue the Fan VFD Standard Protocol and associated savings calculator at this time; revert to a custom analysis by programs for this measure, and point to established M&V documents for evaluation of fan VFD savings.

Decided 
March 13, 2012
RTF Meeting: March 13, 2012

Approve Standard Protocol

Decision Details

Approve the Standard Protocol for Measurement of Fan and Cooling Savings from Commercial-Sector Packaged and Split System HVAC Units with the amendments decided on by the RTF in the meeting.

Staff to incorporate edits recommended by the RTF at the meeting and post the final protocol, calculator and calculator specifications and instructions to the RTF web site

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