RTF Staff, Subcommittee and Work Updates October 23, 2012

RTF Website Updates End Use Business Case Management Report RTF Measure Online Petition Form 2013 RTF Membership

Other Measure or Website Updates Variable Speed Heat Pumps, New Construction – VSHP removed from new residential construction UES measure - no electric resistance baseline Energy Star Homes Workbook Update – Updated workbook for "Res | New Construction - Energy Star Homes SF - WA/ID/MT" to include gas furnace cases without air conditioning

Operations Subcommittee Met October 2, 2012 Reviewed October Agenda 2013 RTF Member Selection 2013 Work and Business Plan

Guidelines Subcommittee Scheduling a date in future for subcommittee meeting Purpose is to discuss: – Lengthy comments received during Appendix D&E rollup – Any issues discovered during Guidelines consolidation effort

REM/Rate vs. SEEM Subcommittee Request from NEEA and Fluid Subcommittee meeting in November Model calibration of 3rd party software (REM/Rate NW version) to SEEM for use in utility programs. Review of input assumptions and comparing output data. Call for volunteers

Other Subcommittees CVR Subcommittee Review of PacifiCorp pilot project Evaluate implications for protocol Scheduling a date for early November IT Subcommittee Mira Vowles of BPA offered to lead Setting a date for early November Call for Volunteers

Small Commercial Subcommittee Earth Advantage is developing a prescriptive Small Commercial package using NBI's Core Performance guide as the energy component (see handout) Asking for help in defining model requirements Call for volunteers to provide guidance methodology and assumptions used in the modeling to arrive at UES savings estimates

Busy Winter – Tentative agenda items Residential SF SEEM 94 Calibration & Ventilation/Air Sealing Analysis PTCS CC&S SF PECI Grocery Measures: Phase II UES DHP results from NEEA UES Phase I: 1st Look at Second Batch Review PSE Multifamily Air Sealing Evaluation Plan Deemed Calculator Conversions to Standard Protocols Small/Rural Schools Report Standard Cost Workbook UES Phase II: Decision on last 4 measures Residential Single Family Measures Residential LED's DHP's in Manufactured Homes - Provisional UES Phase I: Decision on Second Batch

Tentative 2013 RTF Meeting Dates January 23 (Wed.) February 20 (Wed.) March 19 April 16 May 14 June 18 July 16 August 20 September 17 October 15 November 19 December 17