The Advanced Heat Pump Coalition is a group of utility and energy efficiency interested parties that has agreed to share knowledge and align efforts to have biggest impact on HVAC industry efforts that help utilities accelerate market adoption of residential heat pumps for space conditioning. The coalition is not a formalized organization. This is a "coalition of the willing" and as such, there are no dues or obligations. This is not a group for general public, nor a place where sales or product promotion is welcome.
We hold 2-general member webinars per year, and each workgroup meets bi-monthly or as needed. General members receive invites to semi-annual webinar, and workgroup members are asked to contribute resources (time and/or money) to identify gaps and fund the actions identified. A steering committee consisting of representatives from NEEA, NEEP, MEEA, NRCan, the U.S. EPA, California Energy Commission, and NYSERDA provides periodic coordination of activities, webinars and meetings. Current membership includes ~200 general members from utilities, non-profits, cities, research organizations, manufacturers and others in the heat pump industry across the US and Canada (heat pump nerds). To join, contact Stephen O'Guin and provide him with your company/organization and a 1-2 sentence context of your heat pump related expertise.
Below are links to shared documents, webinar recordings, and other materials below.
Contents
Upcoming Webinars & Events
2025 AHPC Spring Meeting - Webinar - Register Here
Tuesday, July 8
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
The Product Council is hosting the Spring Advanced Heat Pump Coalition member webinar. During the webinar, each of the work groups will provide updates on their current activities. The presentations include:
WG#1 - Test Procedures and Ratings
WG#2 - Roadmap and Manufacturer Engagement
WG#4 - Heat Pump Only Homes
WG#5 - Connected Commissioning
WG#8 - Dual Fuel Heat Pumps
WG#10 - Heat Pump Program Managers and Implementers
Shared Documents
| Date | Description | Link(s) |
| 9/24/24 | All Members Webinar | PDF, Recording |
| 12/2023 | Winter Webinar | Recording |
| 11/2022 | Research Projects Update |
Workgroups
Each workgroup addresses an area of interest where collaborative research and manufacturer engagement would help advance heat pump product features, capabilities and create ways in which energy efficiency efforts could have greater leverage on market development of future heat pump technologies.
Working Group #1 Test Procedure and Ratings
Development, adoption, and program specification of load-based test procedures and ratings for advanced heat pumps.
Co-chairs: Mvuala Suami – NRCan, Dave Lis – NEEP
Meetings: Monthly
- EXP07 Lab testing Initial findings
- (Draft/TBD) Collaborative Project 1A Workplan – Cadeo Memo
Working Group #2 - Roadmap and Manufacturer Engagement
Identifying and communicating shared utility program needs/priorities for advanced heat pump equipment functionalities.
Co-chairs: Christopher Dymond – NEEA, Abigail Daken – US EPA; Workgroup
Meetings: Bi-monthly
- (Final Draft) Equipment Roadmap and Cover Letter
- (TBD) Collaborative Project 2A Description
- Q4 2021 Heat Pump Manufacturer Engagement Calls
- Q4 2021 Heat Pump Manufacturer Engagement Calls Slides
Working Group #3 - Design and Installation Best Practices - Completed
Identifying common best practices and gaps where best practices do not exist for heat pump design, installation, and relevant market incentives.
Workgroup 3 completed its initial scope of work to define what are the gaps in best practices. The Consortium for Energy Efficiency has taken on a special project to develop resources and continue collaboration on installation best practices.
Documents:
Working Group #4 - Heat Pump Only Homes
Understanding design criteria, HP specs, quantifying peak demand in HP only homes.
Co-Chairs: Matt Christie - TRC Solutions, Mike Hedlund - ESource
Meetings: TBD
Working Group #5 - Connected Commissioning
Analyzing Connected Commissioning (CCX) report definition, certification criteria, energy savings, and value proposition.
Co-Chairs: Christopher Dymond - NEEA, Justin Margolies - Slipstream
Meetings: Bi-monthly
Working Group #6 - Load Flexibility - Pending
Understanding load shifting, HVAC command stacks (OpenADR, EcoPort), and utility integration capabilities.
Co-chairs: TBD
Meetings: TBD
Working Group #8 - Dual Fuel HPs
Examining the best HPs for dual fuel and analyzing controls and design recommendations.
Co-chairs: Abigail Daken - EPA, Ben Schoenbauer - Center for Energy & Environment
Meetings: Monthly - 2nd Wednesday of the month
Working Group #10 - Heat Pump Program Managers and Implementers
Sharing and discussing information about program approaches and best practices and identifying areas of collaboration.
Co-chairs: Suzi Asmus - NEEA, Jackie Albanese - TRC
Meetings: Quarterly - Last Meeting was June 4th, 2025
Membership
Membership requires nothing more than asking to be placed on the email distribution list. Members are asked to should show up with a science based, outcome driven perspective and not the pursuit of product or service sales or commercial activity. Our collaboration only works if we leave our respective self-interests at the door.
Contact Stephen O'Guin to join the HP Coalition
Two Different Levels of Participation
ACTIVE - Those on workgroups who contribute expertise, resources and want to coordinate their research investments.
- Join workgroups and contribute to co-funded projects as you see fit.
- Attend periodic planning meetings to coordinate resources. These will be held coincident with other events (e.g. AHR Expo, NEEP ASHP workshop, ENERGY STAR Partners, etc.)
- Present or help coordinate periodic webinars for general members
PASSIVE - Those with interest in learning more or staying abreast HP coalition actions.
- Attend periodic webinars - these are intended to reveal early learnings and results of studies, field trials, market research or other topics of interest.
- Help to identify or offer webinars on heat pump topics.
FAQs
What are Collaborative Projects?
Collaborative projects are research projects that form based on collaborative action in the workgroups. These have a host or sponsor that serves as the principal investigator that pulls together collective funding and an advisory group that guides the work.