Proposed 2013RTF Work Plan

October 15, 2013

Work Plan Development Process

RTF 2014 work plan Process DateDevelop draft work plan and present to Operations subcommittee Friday, September 4, 2013Incorporate Operations subcommittee feedback and present draft work plan to RTF Tuesday, September 17, 2013Solicit comments on draft work plan from RTF members, the public, and Council (Council directs PAC to review) Wednesday, September 18, 2013Receive comments on draft work plan from RTF and public Monday, October 7, 2013Post comments and proposed final work plan to October RTF agenda Tuesday, October 8, 2013Present final proposed work plan to RTF and develop recommendations Tuesday, October 15, 2013Send recommendations from RTF to Council (in Council packet) Tuesday, October 24, 2013RTF PAC reviews draft work plan and sends recommendations to Council Thursday, October 31, 2013Present work plan to Council for approval Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Proposed 2014 work planProposed 2014

CategoryContract RFP

2014

RTF Contract Staff 2014

Subtotal Funders

2014

Council In-Kind Contribution

2014 % of total

Existing Measure Review & Updates $65,500 $410,000 $475,500 $7,500 32%

New Measure Development & Review of Unsolicited Proposals $65,000 $140,000 $205,000 $3,000 14%

Standardization of Technical Analysis $40,000 $19,000 $59,000 $1,100 4%

Tool Development $65,000 $120,000 $185,000 $25,000 13%

Research Projects & Data Development $60,000 $60,000 $120,000 $42,500 8%

Regional Coordination $12,500 $6,000 $18,500 $6,000 1%

Website, Database support, Conservation Tracking $25,000 $40,000 $65,000 $75,000 4%

RTF Member Support & Administration $145,000 $0 $145,000 $5,000 10%

RTF Management $4,000 $196,000 $200,000 $112,000 14%

Subtotal New Work $482,000 $991,000 $1,473,000 $277,100 100%

Changes Made Since September (Due to Comments Received)

• Decreased # of Standard Protocols from 7 -> 5– Removed Motors and VFD’s due to low interest (-$79,000)

• Increased Measure Assessment Template standardization– Staff time increased to create consistent workbooks (+$1,500)

• Increased ECAM development & maintenance– Based on scope from Bill Koran and expected staff time (+$22,500)

• Increased Contract RFP costs for End Use Load Data Library – Based on channel level ELCAP data becoming available (+$10,000)

• Increased Contract Staff costs for review of 7th plan assumptions– Based on staff having knowledge of workbooks (+$20,000)

Changes Made Since September (Due to Comments Received)

• Increased Building Measure Application Database using RTF workbooks– Based on request for building RTF measure database (+$25,000)– Also increased Council In-Kind Contribution (+$15,000)

• Added 2%/year inflation rate to projected funding for 2015-2016– In addition, re-worded last section of Business Plan to include this

addition and to clarify projected funding cycles

• Net allocation change from September draft work plan– Contract RFP: + $11,000– Contract Staff: - $11,000– Council In-Kind: + $14,900

Other Comments Received (Not seen as immediate budget impacts)

• Subcommittee to RTF transitions– Need to emphasize subcommittee’s achievement of completed

recommendations• Qualitative Assumptions

– Continue to incorporate documented factors and assumptions into work products

• Timely review– Suggest 3-year rolling review of measures to adapt to changing efficiency

landscape• Utility specific measures

– Develop process for identifying alignment of measures with program delivery• Meeting facilitation

– Suggest dedicated meeting facilitator to help with flow and participation

Discuss Proposed 2014 Work Plan

• Review proposed work plan and show any changes made

RTF Proposed Motion

• “I _________ move that the RTF adopt the 2014 Work Plan and accompanying Business Plan and recommend them to the Council for final approval.