Staff Updates Regional Technical Forum November 19, 2013

Final 2014 RTF Meeting Dates Wed. Jan 22 (Mon. is a holiday) Wed. Feb 19 (Mon. is a holiday) Tues. March 18 Tues. April 22 Tues. May 13 (UEF is May 14-16) Tues. June 17 Tues. July 15 Tues. August 12 Tues. September 16 Tues. October 14 Tues. November 18 Tues. December 16 Tried to organize around large known conferences (ACEEE, ASHRAE, AESP, CEE, BPA/NEEA, Esource, UEF, EPRI)

Heat Pump Water Heater Subcommittee ●Plan to restart the HPWH evaluation subcommittee ○ Need to review research plan and preliminary results ○ Focus will be on technical development of workbook ●Numerous subcommittee meetings are expected ○ Staff to lead subcommittees ●Call for volunteers to actively participate

Small/Rural Subcommittee Update Met on September 18th Awarded contract for barn lights UES development Awarded contract for schools lighting UES development o Both contracts underway Discussed MH decommissioning measure o Found to be important measure, but not likely to be taken up by utilities alone o Tabled development as work plan item Discussed future workplan items and requested additional funds for school Wx o Operations subcommittee approved additional funding; drafting scope of work

Refrigerator Decomissioning Proposed Timeline List of upcoming studies: Proposed timeline:  Reconvene subcommittee in January  Report back to RTF in March o This timeline takes into consideration PSE and BPA timeline for fixing ex-ante savings estimates for the 2014 program cycle.

LMI Subcommittee Update Met on November 8 th and November 13 th Developed two voting options based on subcommitee discussions: Voting closed on November 18 th at 5PM Did not receive enough votes for quorum as per subcommitee voting guidelines o 10 voting members required to vote; received 9 o 60% “yea” required to pass; recived 63% Next steps: Bring the LMI discussion back before the RTF at a later date

LMI Subcommittee Results #1. The following specifications represent the subcommittee's best estimate of "the average efficiency levels for the component after the full efficiency retrofit is completed under today's programs." If the RTF pursues LMI Option 3, these values should be used to represent the full measure package. Ceilings: R-38 Walls: R-11 Floors: R-25 Windows: U-0.30 Infiltration: 0.50 ACHn Duct Tightness: PTCS Duct Insulation: n/a; set at average RBSA levels) Heat Pump HSPF: 9.0 HP CC&S: PTCS RTF Voting MemberVote1 1Rich ArnesonN 2Andie BakerAbstain 3David BoppY 4Tom EckmanDNV 5Lauren GageDNV 6Charlie GristY 7Jeff HarrisN 8Mark JeromeY 9Rick KnoriY 10Eugene RosolieN 11Paul SklarY Yea Count5 Percentage63%

LMI Subcommittee Results #2. The RTF should not proceed with implementing Option 3 until it revisits the merits of Option 3. Option 1c, or similar, may be a better option. RTF Voting MemberVote2 1 Rich ArnesonY 2 Andie BakerAbstain 3 David BoppY 4 Tom EckmanDNV 5 Lauren GageDNV 6 Charlie GristN 7 Jeff HarrisY 8 Mark JeromeN 9 Rick KnoriN 10 Eugene RosolieY 11 Paul SklarN Yea Count 4 Percentage 50%

RTF Website Getting a Facelift Council PA department helping to modify website to align more with council theme Will keep same content and minimize disruption to existing site May ask for volunteers to test out new site Send any suggestions for improvement to RTF staff Also, any ideas for a new logo?

LBL FLEXLAB Exterior Testbeds 5400 sf Opens January 2014 Lighting & Plug Load Testbed ~3000 sf Controls, Visual Comfort & Behavior Completed V irtual Design/Visualization TB ~600 sf Opens Fall 2013 Controls Hardware Testbed Controls Interoperability, Sensors Demand Response Integration ~500sf Opens Winter 2013