Regional Technical Forum

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

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UES Measures Standard protocols list Demand Response Technologies Supporting Documents Propose a measure or standard protocol Proposed measures and status Whole Building Efforts

Subcommittees

9:30 AM	Introductions, Announcements & Review of Agenda (40k Word) Review and approval of meeting minutes for May 27th, 2008 Set next meeting date - Tentative August 5 Subcommittee (45k Excel) Updates New subcommittee to review RFP responses for Gas Use Study Energy Star Window Specification Change
9:50 AM	Decision on Distribution Efficiency Initiative Funding - Adam Hadley Managing Calculator Improvements - Scope of Work (30k Word) Programming Calculator Improvements - Scope of Work (30k Word)
10:00 AM	Presentation (400k PowerPoint) on a Potential PTCS Duct Sealing Process Evaluation, an Opportunity to Leverage California Funding - Reid Hart
10:30 AM	Presentation (130k PowerPoint) and Discussion on Specifications for Moving the Ducts Inside in New Construction - Adam Hadley, Mark Johnson Crawlspace Design for Marine and Cold Climates - ASHRAE Paper (230k PDF) Green Production Building - Moving Ducts Inside (400k PDF) ACEEE Summer Study Paper (625k Word) on Moving Ducts Inside Preliminary Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Locating HVAC System Inside
11:00 AM	Presentation (4m PowerPoint) on Update to Solid State Lighting Measures for the 6th Plan - Charlie Grist
11:45 AM	LUNCH
12:15 PM	Presentation (320k PowerPoint) on Update to Generic Assumptions for the Draft 6th Plan - Tom Eckman, Charlie Grist Discount Rate Source of Utility Funding of Conservation Investments (Debt Financing vs. Expense) Marginal CO2 Content Avoided Electricity and Gas Costs Transmission and Distribution System Losses Deferred Cost of Transmission and Distribution Council Staff Issue Paper (180k PDF) on Discount Rate and Financing Cost EEI Study (440k PDF) on Increasing Generation, Transmission and Distribution Costs Analysis (25k Excel) of Marginal Distribution System Losses on Burbank, CA System
1:45 PM	Presentation (730k PowerPoint), Discussion (5m Excel), and Decision on Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers - Adam Hadley
2:15 PM	Presentation (7m PowerPoint), Discussion and Decision on Grocery Store Measure Revisions - PECI LED Case Lighting in Medium Temperature Cases Shaded Pole to PSC Evaporator Fan Motors Install Doors on Medium Temp Open Walk-In Case
2:45 PM	Presentation (1m PowerPoint) and Discussion on Developing Deemed Values for Economizers and Other Measures for Commercial Packaged Roof Top HVAC Equipment - Stan Price, David Baylon
3:30 PM	Adjourn