TAG keeps TSPR but approves PNNL revisions; separate proposal to remove TSPR fails

Feb 19, 2025

The TAG considered two competing changes to the total system performance ratio (TSPR) compliance provisions: a PNNL proposal to revise TSPR to use site energy and to update multiple inputs passed, while a separate motion to remove TSPR entirely failed. Both proposals were debated at length and included roll-call votes.

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The technical advisory group addressed two competing proposals that affect how larger commercial projects demonstrate HVAC performance. The first—submitted by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (presented by David Reddy and Lisa Rosenow)—revised the TSPR (total system performance ratio) compliance path to replace carbon-based metrics with site-energy metrics, update equipment inputs, and clarify modeling details. The TAG approved that revision by roll-call vote.

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