Markets Retail Energy Impacts of Professional Wet Cleaning – Phase 2
Energy Impacts of Professional Wet Cleaning – Phase 2
Report Fields
| Project Number | ET 05.01-1 |
| Start Year | 2005 |
| End Year | 2008 |
| Markets Segments | Retail |
| Project Type | Hardware |
| Type of Technology | Drycleaning Technologies |
| Organization | Southern California Edison (SCE) |
| Project Status | Completed |
This technology assessment study determined the energy and demand impacts of a professional wet cleaning system used at small retail shops.
This and other garment cleaning technology results were combined into one report that evaluate the electricity and natural gas usage of five professional garment cleaning technologies: 1) professional wet cleaning, 2) petroleum/hydrocarbon dry cleaning, 3) silicone dry cleaning, 4) carbon dioxide dry cleaning, and 5) perchloroethylene dry cleaning. Twenty six evaluations were conducted to compare electricity and natural gas usage (kWh/100 lbs, Therms/100 lbs, and kW). This is a second phase study of a project started 2003.
The alternative garment cleaning technologies were evaluated to compare energy consumption because perchloroethylene solvent, which has been used in dry cleaning systems for the past 50 years, is being phased out in California. Professional wet cleaning system results resulted in being the most energy efficient garment cleaning technology.
The study was a jointly funded by Southern California Edison (SCE) and Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) with the Pollution Prevention Center (PPC), Urban and Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College. Additional support was provided by San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP), South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), California Air Resources Board (ARB), and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
The combined report, “Comparison of Electricity and Natural Gas Use of Five Garment Care Technologies”, is located in the project called Energy Impacts of Professional Wet Cleaning and has SCE project number ET 05.01-1.
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