ACEEE Hot Air and Hot Water Forums | March 8-9, 2023

Here are a sampling of upcoming Hot Water Forum sessions and topics with participation from AWHI partners.

The full program agenda is available on the event website.

Wednesday, March 8

11:00 am Flexibility and Demand Response: State Water Heating Perspective
Moderator Geoff Wickes, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

1:00 pm Reducing Emissions through Policy
California Regulatory Activity on Heating and Water Heating
Presenter: Leah Louis-Prescott, RMI

1:00 pm State Utility Programs
Moderator: Jerine Ahmed, Southern California Edison

1:00 pm Legislation and Funding Implications
Heat Pump Water Heaters: Preparing for the Tsunami
Co-presenters Paul Campbell, ICF and Nate Jutras, ENERGY STAR®

2:15 pm Decarbonizing Residential Water Heating
ENERGY STAR® Home Upgrade: Water Heating
Presenter: Paul Campbell, ICF

3:45 pm Workforce
BIPOC Focused Workforce and Contractor Training Opportunities for Heat Pumps and Heat Pump Water Heaters
Presenter: Joseph Wachunas, New Buildings Institute

Thursday, March 9

11:00 am Market Transformation: Heat Pump Water Heater Decarbonization
Heat Pump Water Heaters Failure to Launch and How We Change That

Presenter: Joseph Wachunas, New Buildings Institute

11:00 am 120 Volt Heat Pump Water Heaters: A Game Changing Technology Gets to Market
Plug-in Heat Pump Water Heaters: National Field Validation Efforts and Market
Amruta Khanolkar, New Buildings Institute

11:00 am Commercial and Public Building Innovations
Heat Pump Water Heaters MOOving into the Dairy Farm
Co-presenters: Keshmira McVey, Bonneville Power Administration and Helen Townsend, D&R International

1:00 pm Program Design – Heat Pump Water Heaters
Residential Heat Pump Water Heater Program Design: Meeting the Needs of Customer, Contractors, and Utilities
Presenter: Jordan Losiak, ComEd

2:15 pm Flexibility and Demand Response: Heat Pump Water Heater Controls and Costs
Moderator: Geoff Wickes, Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

3:30 pm Multifamily – Design and Installation Heat Pump Water Heaters
Centralized Heat Pump Water Heater Systems in Multifamily Buildings: Insights from the Supply Chain
Co-presenters: Mischa Egolf, New Buildings Institute and Nick Young, Association for Energy Affordability

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