Energy Conservation Announcements

BPA publishes weekly announcements to provide the latest information and resources to customer utilities. 
Announcements

June 18, 2026

 

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BPA Webinar: High-Performance High-Capacity Heat Pump Field Study

BPA’s Emerging Technologies team is pleased to announce that the High-Performance High-Capacity Heat Pump (HPHC HP) Field Study Report, along with an accompanying two-page summary, is now available on the Emerging Technologies webpage. This multi-year field study of 57 residential sites across the Northwest demonstrates that modern HPHC HPs can deliver significant energy savings over standard electric resistance heating. Save the date for an upcoming webinar on July 16 from 10-11 a.m. (PDT), which will go over the study's findings, methodology, and key utility program recommendations in more detail. 

Events

Comfort Ready Home Webinar: Community Engagement Strategies 

Join BPA’s Comfort Ready Home (CRH) program on June 18 from 10-11 a.m. (PDT) for a success-spotlight webinar designed specifically for utility representatives. Learn effective strategies to engage residential customers in energy conservation programs that drive home efficiency upgrades.

In this session, featured speakers from utilities and the CRH program will provide unique insights that 
will help fellow utilities enhance participation, deepen community engagement, and maximize program impact. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with peers actively working to advance residential energy conservation initiatives…More

BPA Webinar: VSHP Deep Dive Evaluation Results

BPA’s Variable Speed Heat Pump (VSHP) Deep Dive Evaluation is underway and making progress on answering some key questions for the region. Join BPA on June 25 from 10-11 a.m. (PDT) as the Evaluation team shares updates on the analysis so far, where it’s going, and what’s left to do. This webinar will be more technically focused than most webinars, but still approachable for all audiences. BPA encourages utilities that elected to participate in this evaluation to attend as the Evaluation team will share how the research completed so far will tie into the advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) data analysis...More