Transcript Regional Technical Forum Automated Conservation Voltage Reduction Protocol RTF Guidelines Summary • Provides Centralized & Unbiased Technical Review – Energy Savings Data & Assumptions –

Regional Technical Forum
Automated Conservation Voltage
Reduction Protocol
RTF Guidelines Summary
• Provides Centralized & Unbiased Technical Review
– Energy Savings Data & Assumptions
– Cost-Effectiveness Methodology & Assumptions
– Standard Protocols & Guidelines for Savings
Estimation
• Builds on Empirical Data & Historic Experience
• Provides Open Public Forum
– Vetting Claims, Identifying Uncertainties
– Keeping Up with Changes
– Establish Standards of Proof
Agenda 12 December 11
1. Subcommittee introductions and experience with CVR
2. Subcommittee purpose, (e.g. custom protocol for
Automated CVR)
3. Summary of the RTF Guidelines for Custom Protocols
4. Some background on the RTF's related Protocols
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Automated CVR Protocol #1,
Voltage Optimization Protocol
5. PCS UtiliData's proposed update to CVR #1
6. Define data and protocol descriptions we need to
complete a custom protocol
7. Next steps, homework, schedule next meeting.
Four Methods of Energy Savings
Estimation
• Unit Energy Savings
– Measurements of typical baseline and efficient
case characteristics and energy use support
estimates of average savings
– Identifiers, e.g., climate zone, group applications
to reduce savings variance among applications
• Standard Protocol
– Entirely prescriptive data collection and analysis
procedure that will work for all eligible measures
– Transparent and accessible savings calculator
Four Methods of Energy Savings
Estimation
• Custom Protocol
– For measures that require site-specific data collection
and analysis to develop reliable estimates
– Minimum documentation requirements include data
collection and analysis procedures and characteristics
of the commissioned measure
• Program Impact Evaluation
– RTF sponsored peer review for research designs
– Regional collaboration on research designs
– Future version of Guidelines to provide more
guidance on research protocols
4.0 Standard Protocol
4.1.1. Minimum Requirements
• Precise specification of the measure including
eligibility rules.
• Simplest reliable savings estimation procedure.
• Entirely prescriptive data collection and analysis
procedure that will work for all eligible measures.
• Independent of program design and delivery method.
• Skills required are common among the region’s
program implementation workforce.
4.0 Standard Protocol
4.1.1. Minimum Requirements (Continued)
• Protocol is cost-effective across a range of
measure savings.
• Yield savings estimates that are additive, i.e.,
independent of the savings from other measures
implemented at the same site.
• Protocol documentation that complies with
section 4.3.
4.0 Standard Protocol
• 4.1.2. Transparent and Accessible Savings
Calculator
• 4.2.1. Definition of Best Practice Reliablity
Standard
• 4.2.2. Definition of Simplest Reliable Savings
Estimation Method
• 4.2.3. Provisional Status and Data Requirements
• 4.2.4. Under Review Status
• 4.3. Documentation Standard
• 4.4. Sampling Application of Standard Protocols