New

Comfort Ready Home: New online training available 

BPA’s Comfort Ready Home program is excited to announce the newest addition to the free eLearning catalog, Blower Door Testing: A Valuable Addition to Your Services. Learn how blower door testing allows utilities and their contractors to make data-driven recommendations to homeowners that improve their energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and comfort. This comprehensive four-hour course walks users through how to perform a blower door test and explains why it should be included in a contractor’s scope of services. 

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General

BEETS site savings errors have been corrected 

In February 2023, the BPA Energy Efficiency Tracking System (BEETS) began incorrectly calculating total site savings for unit energy savings (UES) measures reported with a quantity greater than one. Total site savings for UES applications displayed in BEETS and the Activity Report are per-unit-based and were therefore understated. This had no impact on total busbar savings or earned performance payment. As of March 30, 2024, the issue has been resolved and new or updated applications will display correct total site savings.

In addition, UES measures submitted with a “Calculated” measure type have been displaying a total site savings of zero since BEETS was first launched. This issue has been corrected as of May 25, 2024. However, calculated measures reported before that date will continue to display a total site savings of zero.

These issues are related to total site savings only. If you have any questions or would like a report with updated total site savings for UES applications submitted into BEETS during the impacted timeframe, please reach out to your EER.  

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