Proposal to Allocate Remaining 2010 Funding

RTF November 2, 2010

Process

• Budget Check (About $110K uncommitted)• Identify Project Options• Consult Work Plan• Met with Operations Committee• Develop Staff Proposal• RTF Consideration & Decision

Budget Snap Shot: As of 29 October 2010Work Item All Allocations Unallocated

End-Use Load Study - Phase 2a $ 3,000 $ 0

Review RTF deemed measures, document consistent methodology $ 223,060 $ 11,940

Develop Simplified M&V protocols and/or calculators for non-deemable measures $ 226,850 $ 8,150

Identify Measures and M&V Protocols that are applicable to small and/or rural utilities $ 60,000 $ 0

Provide Technical Support to the Ductless Heat Pump Evaluation. $ 5,000 $ 0

Support & Review Heat Pump Water Heater Research. $ 5,000 $ 0

Develop consistent methodology for assigning EUIs to commercial buildings $ 0 $ 10,000

Respond to NEET Recommendations for the RTF. $ 5,000 $ 0

Support Roof Top HVAC Work - Commercial Economizer Phase 3. $ 37,500 $ 0

Support Development of Savings Methodologies for Rooftop HVAC. $ 0 $ 5,000

Overhaul RTF Website. $ 10,000 $ 0

PTR Support. $ 15,000 $ 0

Regional Conservation Progress Tracking $ 5,000 $ 5,000

Measure and Technology Reviews. (for RFQs) $ 162,275 $ 37,725

IT M&V Protocol Review and Adoption $ 0 $ 20,000

Member & Corresponding Member Special Project Support. $ 42,000 $ (7,000)

Member RTF Meetings. $ 54,500 $ 10,500

RTF Meetings (Minutes and lunches) $ 18,000 $ 2,000

Contract Management. $ 40,000 $ 10,000

RTF Management. $ 25,000 $ 0

Total $ 937,185 $ 113,315

Project Options ConsideredItem Option

1 Hire VBA Programmer to automate ProCost post-processing functions

2 Catalog RTF business practices

3 Analysis of Package Roof Top Signature Protocol for heat pump systems

4 Implement recommendations made under the deemed measure review contract

5 Perform reviews on additional deemed measures

6 Build calculators that result from Simplified M&V protocol project

7 Create Simplified M&V Protocols for additional measures

8 Measure Cost Review and Guidelines

9 Measure Life Review and Guidelines

10 Measure Load Shape Review and Guidelines

Considerations

• Near-term ability to develop SOW & contract• Immediacy of need• Opinion of RTF committees & staff• Estimated Cost• Details: Fall 2010 Allocating Proposal.xlsx

Staff RecommendationsItem Option Rec

1 Hire VBA Programmer to automate ProCost post-processing functions $10,000

2 Catalog RTF business practices $20,000

3 Analysis of Package Roof Top Signature Protocol for heat pump systems $37,000

4 Implement recommendations made under the deemed measure review contract $20,000

5 Perform reviews on additional deemed measures Defer 2011

6 Build calculators that result from Simplified M&V protocol project $20,000

7 Create Simplified M&V Protocols for additional measures Defer 2011

8 Measure Cost Review and Guidelines Defer 2011

9 Measure Life Review and Guidelines Defer 2011

10 Measure Load Shape Review and Guidelines Defer 2011

Total $107,000

Proposal

• Direct staff to initiate scopes of work and contracts for recommended projects

• Total package up to remaining 2010 budget (approx $110,000)

• Approve sole source recommendation for work identified for SBW

• Allow staff the flexibility to mix and match among projects depending on final scope and cost estimates

Spare

Test RTU Signature Protocol on Heat Pumps

• Add heat pumps (HPs) with web-enables T-Stat– Anomalous performance data on 10 HP in BPA project

• Research Questions: How well will protocol work on HP systems?– Sufficiency of daily average temp– Many months with AM heating & PM cooling – Other HP-specific issues?

• Propose to install monitoring on a new site– 3 HPs for initial 24 months– Potential ETO site in Beaverton, OR– 20,000sf veterinary hospital, each HP serves single zone

• Data to be added to Regional RTU Research Results Database

• Analysis: Similar to previous, added report for heat pump-specific issues and findings

RTU Signature Protocol Test for Heat Pump Systems