The RTF is a technical advisory committee to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council established in 1999 to develop standards to verify and evaluate energy efficiency savings

Recent highlights

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    2023 Annual Report

    The report details the RTF’s many accomplishments in 2023. This includes maintaining and updating its measure library; expanding the measure library; and refining the RTF’s tools to further support energy efficiency and demand response work. In looking to continue to develop energy efficiency measures applicable to the region, the RTF spent time in 2023 researching the electric vehicle market with a specific lens on identifying energy savings opportunities.

  • News

    RTF Quarterly Newsletter: Quarter No. 54 October - December 2023

    The RTF wrapped up 2023 with a busy fourth quarter. The body updated three unit energy savings (UES) measures and adopted one new UES. The RTF also considered new measure proposals, eventually agreeing to allocate resources to further consider two. 

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    2022 Conservation Achievements

    The Council collects information each year about energy efficiency achievements from Northwest utilities, the Bonneville Power Administration, and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance and reports on the region’s progress toward the Council’s energy efficiency targets. In 2022 the region achieved 150 aMW.

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2024 RTF Meetings
2024 meeting dates have been set and can be viewed on our calendar. There will be a mix of in-person and virtual meetings, which are denoted on the meeting page.
 
Current RFPs:
 
Visit the RFP page for additional information.
 
The RTF is seeking proposals to support the expansion and refinement of its HVAC measure suite, specifically focused on medium to larger commercial buildings. The scope of this project will include reviewing and updating existing measures, as well as developing new RTF measures. The RTF will consider proposals for all or a portion of the scope, including specific HVAC technologies or particular tasks. Proposals are due by Friday, June 7, 2024 to Laura Thomas at rtfadmin@nwcouncil.org
 
The RTF is seeking proposals to characterize the data centers market with the intent of gaining a broad sense of the market and the possible measures for energy efficiency in each type of data center. Proposals are due by Friday, May 31, 2024 to Laura Thomas (rtfadmin@nwcouncil.org)
 
 

 

 

Recent and Upcoming Meetings

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NOV 2022
08
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—4:00 pm
NOV 2022
17
THU
Whole Building Subcommittee Meeting
10:30 am—12:00 pm
NOV 2022
18
FRI
Small and Rural Utilities Meeting
9:00 am—10:00 am
Non-Residential Lighting Meeting
10:30 am—12:00 pm
DEC 2022
06
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—4:00 pm
JAN 2023
06
FRI
Non-Residential Lighting Meeting
10:00 am—11:00 am
JAN 2023
18
WED
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—4:00 pm
FEB 2023
22 - 23
WED THU
RTF Meeting
MAR 2023
01
WED
Small and Rural Utilities Meeting
10:00 am—11:00 am
MAR 2023
02
THU
Whole Building Subcommittee Meeting
11:00 am—12:30 pm
RTF: Package Terminal Heat Pumps Discussion
2:00 pm—3:30 pm
MAR 2023
21
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—4:00 pm
APR 2023
18
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—12:30 pm
MAY 2023
05
FRI
Display Case Lighting and HVAC/Refrigeration Interaction
10:00 am—11:00 am
MAY 2023
11
THU
Weatherization Meeting
2:00 pm—3:30 pm
MAY 2023
12
FRI
Implementers Group Meeting
10:00 am—11:00 am
MAY 2023
23
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—4:00 pm
JUN 2023
07
WED
Small and Rural Utilities Meeting
10:00 am—11:00 am
JUN 2023
21
WED
RTF Meeting June 21, 2023
9:00 am—12:00 pm
JUN 2023
27
TUE
Efficient Gas Rooftop Units
10:00 am—11:30 am
JUL 2023
18
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—4:00 pm
JUL 2023
25
TUE
Implementers Group Meeting
2:00 pm—3:00 pm
AUG 2023
22 - 23
TUE WED
RTF Meeting
AUG 2023
23
WED
Non-Residential Lighting Meeting
9:00 am—10:30 am
REEDR Calibration Subcommittee Meeting
11:00 am—1:00 pm
AUG 2023
24
THU
Small and Rural Utilities Meeting
1:00 pm—2:00 pm
AUG 2023
25
FRI
Residential Lighting Meeting
2:00 pm—3:00 pm
SEP 2023
08
FRI
Research and Evaluation Meeting
9:00 am—10:00 am
SEP 2023
19
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—3:00 pm
OCT 2023
17
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—12:00 pm
OCT 2023
20
FRI
Commercial HVAC Meeting
10:00 am—11:30 am
NOV 2023
01
WED
REEDR Calibration Subcommittee Meeting
1:00 pm—3:00 pm
NOV 2023
07
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—12:30 pm
NOV 2023
08
WED
Implementers Group Meeting
8:30 am—10:00 am
DEC 2023
05
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—4:00 pm
DEC 2023
07
THU
Small and Rural Utilities Meeting
1:30 pm—2:30 pm
JAN 2024
17
WED
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—12:00 pm
JAN 2024
26
FRI
Natural Gas Subcommittee Meeting
10:00 am—11:30 am
FEB 2024
13
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—1:00 pm
FEB 2024
23
FRI
Implementers Group Meeting
11:00 am—12:00 pm
FEB 2024
28
WED
Small and Rural Utilities Meeting
1:00 pm—2:00 pm
MAR 2024
15
FRI
Residential HVAC Meeting
12:30 pm—2:00 pm
MAR 2024
19
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—2:15 pm
MAR 2024
26
TUE
Implementers Group Meeting
10:00 am—11:00 am
APR 2024
18
THU
Introduction to Modeling Training
9:00 am—11:00 am
APR 2024
23
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—4:00 pm
APR 2024
26
FRI
Modeling Training: EnergyPlus Overview
9:00 am—11:00 am
MAY 2024
02
THU
Modeling Training: Introduction to REEDR
9:00 am—11:00 am
MAY 2024
03
FRI
Modeling Training: REEDR EE and DR Analysis
9:00 am—11:00 am
MAY 2024
16
THU
Modeling Training: Introduction to Modelkit
9:00 am—11:00 am
MAY 2024
21 - 22
TUE WED
RTF Meeting
MAY 2024
29
WED
Small and Rural Utilities Meeting
2:00 pm—3:00 pm
JUN 2024
18
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—1:00 pm
JUL 2024
23
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—4:00 pm
AUG 2024
20 - 21
TUE WED
RTF Meeting
SEP 2024
17
TUE
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—4:00 pm
OCT 2024
16
WED
RTF Meeting
9:00 am—4:00 pm
NOV 2024
19 - 20
TUE WED
RTF Meeting
DEC 2024
17 - 18
TUE WED
RTF Meeting

How does the RTF help the region achieve its goals?

 

With the passage of the Northwest Power Act in 1980, Congress defined energy efficiency as a key resource for meeting the region's load growth. The Regional Technical Forum was established as a body that would provide the region with consistent and reliable quantification of energy savings estimates for specific efficient technologies or actions. The energy savings estimates generated through the public processes of the RTF enable accurate estimates of the region's efficiency potential vital to power system planning, as well as a better understanding of the region's efficiency accomplishments. Since 1978, energy efficiency has provided significant benefits to the Northwest:

$5 billion

dollars saved from avoided energy consumption

24.4 million

metric tons of carbon dioxide avoided

7,678 aMW

saved making efficiency the NW’s second largest energy resource