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The Small/Rural Subcommittee maintains a dedicated function within the RTF to support the specific needs of small and rural utilities. The subcommittee generally meets quarterly, although may meet more frequently as the work requires.

The major work areas include:

Identify new efficiency measures that are applicable for small and rural utilities Assess all measures approved by the RTF for applicability to small and rural utilitiesAssist the RTF in facilitating an integrated approach to bring new measures and suggest potential revisions to existing measures to the RTF, in support of small and rural utilities

Subcommittee Materials

August 2015 Workshop on SRR Barriers and Solutions Mobile Home Decommissioning Report Ecotope Small and Rural Technical Needs Study 2012 Have questions? Please get in touch. Jennifer LightRTF Manager/Chair 503-222-5161 jlight@nwcouncil.org Christian DouglassRTF Contract Analyst christian.douglass@ptarmiganresearch.com Archives ELCAP Conservation achievements An advisory committee of: Northwest Power & Conservation Council ©2020 Regional Technical Forum. All Rights Reserved.