November’s RTF Meeting was an exciting one as always. As the year winds down the RTF tackled updates based on the recent SEEM Calibration, made its annual update to a non-res lighting measure, and considered proposed measures for the year ahead.  If you couldn’t make the meeting, here’s what you missed.

The RTF crossed the mid-way point of the year with a bang. The third quarter of 2019 saw the conclusion of a number of important projects carrying through from earlier quarters and set the RTF up to finish out the year strong. Starting with the conclusion of SEEM calibration, the completion of the annual Regional Conservation Progress Report and the approval of the 2020 Work Plan and Charter. The RTF also made some updates to some regionally important UES measures, chief among them Residential Lighting and Single-Family Weatherization. Decisions, news and updates are posted on the RTF website as they …

October’s RTF Meeting was jam-packed with content, excitement, and a lot of amendments. Members were presented with the first measure to incorporate the recently completed SEEM Calibration updates, Single Family Weatherization, and also tackled DHPs in electrically heated zonal homes.  Discussions on these complex measures that are facing a lot of change were nuanced and productive.  If you couldn’t make the meeting, here’s what you missed.

The summer’s coming to a close with July and August’s RTF Meetings quickly passing us by. The last two months have been packed with the SEEM calibration effort, and a few other work items squeezed in as well.  Members took time away from their summer fun to dig in to the many phases of SEEM calibration, Air Source Heat Pumps, Long Term Measure Interaction and more. On top of that, in July the RTF turned 20, which was celebrated with stories of the good old days, promise for the future, and lots of cake. If you missed July or August’s …

Review highlights from the second quarter of 2019. This includes updates on the RTF's exploration into demand response and its efforts to updates the calibration of SEEM.

Every year the RTF publishes an annual report which chronicles the changes and developments that have occurred at the Forum over the previous year. RTF staff are pleased to release the 2018 Annual Report, detailing this year's main themes, and a forward look to work already underway in 2019.

June’s RTF Meeting was another productive one. With lots to cover, the RTF, as always, stayed engaged, asked the important questions, and made meaningful decisions on a number of complex topics. If you missed this month, here’s what was covered.

Another month another RTF meeting.  The new class of RTF members is starting to hit their stride and May’s meeting was packed with content and particularly productive.  If you couldn’t make it this month, here’s what you missed.

The RTF’s April meeting continued the streak of well attended, engaging meetings where a lot of topics were covered and big decisions were made. If you couldn't attend the meeting, here's what you missed.

The first quarter of the year has come and gone and the RTF has been super busy.  On the new schedule, adopted at the end of last year, there have been three RTF meetings this quarter and many more subcommittee meetings.  The new class of RTF members, who started at the beginning of the quarter, have been learning the ropes and really delving into appraising measures, asking important questions and making difficult decisions.  RTF meetings have been lively with almost all members in attendance and fully engaged.  Since January, the group has dug into a new technology, approved a new …

Two more RTF meetings have come and gone and the new class of RTF-ers are quickly learning the ropes and proving thoughtful and engaged on all things energy efficiency. If you missed February or March’s meetings, here’s a quick recap of what was discussed.

The RTF is issuing a request for proposal to support the Regional Conservation Progress (RCP) report. Every year, the RTF conducts a survey of the region’s utilities, NEEA, and the Energy Trust of Oregon to gather information on energy savings and expenditures. This year, the RTF is seeking data for 2018 program savings and expenditures. The findings of this data collection will be reported to the Council as part of the annual RCP report.

The first RTF meeting of the year has come and gone with great turn out, lively discussions, and important decisions made. We were excited to welcome the new cohort of 2019-2021 members. All the new faces and fresh energy really made for an exciting kick off to the year. If you couldn’t make the meeting, here’s what you missed.

The final quarter of the year was a busy one for the RTF. This quarter hosted a productive November RTF meeting, approving updates to lighting and other measures to the region and convened a number of important subcommittee meetings to support those updates.  Between October and December the RTF prepared for the new year, implementing a new meeting schedule, selecting new membership, hiring new staff and approving a new workplan for 2019.