RTF Staff, Subcommittee and Work Updates

October 4, 2011

RTF Staff Updates• RTF Operations Subcommittee (9/16)–Reviewed Aug 30, Oct 4 and Nov 1 Agendas–Reviewed Status of Cost, Life and Measure

Contracts–Bylaws status discussion–2012 Workplan Reviewed–RTF Policy Advisory Committee Overview

RTF Staff Updates• RFP’s to be Published– Measurement and Verification Guidelines ($60k)– End Use Load Study Business Case ($100k)• Invitation to RTF Members interested in reviewing

proposals

RTF Staff Updates

• Small Rural Utilities Report– Final Report Received– Recommendations Being Finalized

• RTF Policy Advisory Committee– Meeting Schedule (September 28)– Topics for discussion, interests (RTF Work Plan)– RTF Bylaws review

RTF Staff Updates• Domestic Heating Fuel Choice Study– No follow up meeting since August RTF

• Northwest Research Group– Meets November 4 in Tacoma

• Direct Mail Standard CFL’s to be posted 10/11• Requested Specialty CFL’s to be posted 10/11

RTF Staff Updates

• Variable Capacity Heat Pump• Standard Protocol for Fan VFD– Measure calculator contract in place– Request RTF Subcommittee participation in October

• RTUG– Statement of work and RFP closed– Invite contractor selection committee participation – Finalize the standard protocol and all documentation

RTF Staff Updates• Contract status and progress– Measure Life Guidelines – SERA– Measure Cost/NEBS – Navigant• Web sites set up, materials posted• Meetings conducted for draft review (life, cost)• November and December RTF presentations

–UES Measure Review – SBW

Initial Staff UES Measure Review

• Review Priority Considerations– Initial Staff review for work scheduling - sorting– All measures will be reviewed and work plans by 2012– Some sunset dates are soon

• (Request administrative extension)

– Utilities provided ranked priorities– Measure data quality varies– Resource potential by measure– Likelihood of remaining UES

• Subcommittee participation requested

Initial Staff UES Measure Review

• 79 UES measures • 16 Reviews done – Recommendations Memos or approved by RTF

• 60 Reviews remain– 3 deactivate– 6 small savers– 3 Standard Protocol– 40 UES measures– 11 UES ? until review

Initial Staff UES Measure Review

Initial Staff UES Measure Review

Initial Staff UES Measure Review

Initial Staff UES Measure Review

RTF Staff Updates• Forming Lighting Subcommittee– Need new baseline by July 2012– NW Lighting Trade Ally Network sees need– Likely to be a minimally compliant T12– Moving to a T8 baseline not representative of the market– Regional lighting calculator update needs assessment– List of RTF participants compiled– Schedule first Subcommittee Meeting:

Oct 19 at 9:30 am pdst• Review Draft Lighting Protocol, code baseline• Identify program needs• Overview of NEEA Comprehensive Lighting Pilot• Review Lighting RFP and pending RTF protocol/calculator work

RTF Staff Updates• SEEM Training–Webinar October 31, 2011, 2:00 to 4:00 pst–Additional user training to be decided

RTF Staff Updates

• 2012 Work Plan, Budget and Business Plan– Draft to Operations Subcommittee September– Review By Operations by September 20– To RTF For Review September 26– Draft for RTF PAC Review September 28– RTF Review October 2– Review by PAC October 27th