In consultation with the Program Administrator Staff, Energy Division Staff, and TF and PAC Members, Cal TF Staff develops templates, checklists, guidelines, and other tools to facilitate the development of high-quality energy savings estimates and measures.
WHITE PAPERS & GUIDELINES
DEER Requirements Memorandum (2014)
White Paper: Energy Efficiency Measure Classification (2020)
White Paper: Cost Analysis Guidance for the California Statewide Deemed Energy Efficiency Measures (2020)
TECHNICAL POSITION PAPERS (TPPs)
TPP No. 1: Capturing Savings to Code: Proposed Framework and Examples
TPP No. 2: Electronic TRM Proposal
TPP No. 3: Case for Using EnergyPlus as "Default" Modeling Engine for the "Electronic TRM" Project
TPP No. 4: Using Best Available Data to Determine Deemed Savings
TPP No. 5: Reducing Measure Complexity
TPP No. 6: Overlapping Measure Consolidation Process (Prior to eTRM Placement)
DRAFT TPP No. 7: Statewide Measure Development Guidelines and Internal QA/QC Procedures
DRAFT TPP No. 8: Proposed Statewide Measure Development and Measure Update Processes
TPP No. 10: Recommendations for Improving Building Energy Modeling in California
TPP No. 11: Statewide New Measure Development and Measure Update Process (2020)
TPP No. 12: Review of the Energy Savings Assistance Program Saving Estimation Methods (2020)
TPP No. 13: Custom Initiative - Recommendations and Next Steps (2024)
TPP No. 14: Energy Efficiency Priority Solutions - Recommendations and Next Steps (2025)