2017 Regional cold climate Air Source Heat Pump Market Transformation Workshop

Location

Hosted at Schneider Electric Boston One Campus
800 Federal Street
Andover, MA 01810
United States

Event Date

Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - Wednesday, June 28, 2017

NEEP hosted its our annual in-person cold climate Air Source Heat Pump Workshop on June 27-28, 2017. This event gathered key stakeholders from across the ASHP market, including manufacturers, program administrators, installers, technology experts, state/local policy makers, and others to coordinate effective implementation of regional market transformation strategies. The 2016 Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Air Source Heat Pump Market Strategies report provided a framework of key strategies for the regional stakeholders to discuss, explore and debate.

Agenda - June 27

	Welcome - Workshop Framing Dave Lis, NEEP
	The role of ASHPs in Energy Vision 2030 Keynote Speaker: Jamie Howland, Acadia Center
	State and Local Policy Activity aimed at Expanding Adoption of ASHPs Jeremy Koo, Meister Consulting Group
	What are we learning from in-field ASHP Metering Research? Dave Korn, Cadmus Ari Jackson, Cadmus
	Local ASHP Initiatives to Drive Adoption Jonathan Comstock, HeatSmart Tompkins Initiative Jonathan Comstock shared his experiences implementing Heat Smart Tompkins, a community-based initiative aimed at educating and enabling citizens of Tompkins County to learn about and install clean heating technologies.
	Installer Guidance on Sizing, Selecting and Installing ASHPs in cold climates Charlie McCracken, CLEAResult Bruce Harley, Bruce Harley Energy Consulting
	Reflections from the morning Dave Lis, NEEP
	Getting to Integrated Controls Dana Fischer from Efficiency Maine provided an update on a pilot that is looking at integrated control systems that manage ductless ASHPs in coordination with central heating systems. Richard Faesy from Energy Futures Group shared additional perspectives on the need for, and potential of, these types of controls. NEEP’s Claire Miziolek brought additional perspective from the world of smart thermostats and the launch of ENERGY STAR’s recent smart thermostat specification. Richard Faesy, Energy Futures Group Claire Miziolek, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Dana Fischer, Efficiency Maine
	Moving ASHP Market through Novel Program Interventions Howard Merson, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
	Wrap up

Agenda - June 28

	Welcome Back Dave Lis, NEEP
	Cold-Climate ASHP Specification and the Future of Improved Performance Metrics NEEP led this session to inform the evolution of its Cold-climate ASHP Specification. Is this technical definition of cold-climate ASHPs still appropriate? Should the technical requirements reporting requirements evolve? How might the CSA’s new proposal for ASHP test procedure impact the Specification? Dave Lis, NEEP Bruce Harley, Bruce Harley Energy Consulting
	Expanding the Initiative to Commercial Equipment (VRF) Attendees discussed whether the commercial ASHP market could benefit from a regional market transformation initiative. Davis Lis, NEEP Josh Kessler, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
	Manufacturer Speed Dating Sessions Six 15-minute sessions with individual manufacturers
	Optional Tour of Schneider Electric's recently completed MicroGrid

2017 Regional cold climate Air Source Heat Pump Market Transformation Workshop

Agenda - June 27

Installer Guidance on Sizing, Selecting and Installing ASHPs in cold climates

Reflections from the morning

Getting to Integrated Controls

Wrap up

Agenda - June 28

Welcome Back

Cold-Climate ASHP Specification and the Future of Improved Performance Metrics

Manufacturer Speed Dating Sessions

Optional Tour of Schneider Electric's recently completed MicroGrid

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