Energy Efficient Underfired Broilers

The objective of this study is to determine energy and cost savings as a result of replacing conventional broilers with best-in-class broilers. The project will characterize the technological improvements that contribute to energy reductions in broilers across the market; monitor energy consumption, operating conditions, and hours of operation at least three sites; and analyze the energy and cost saving potential when standard-technology broilers are replaced with energy-efficient broilers. This project augments a previous underfired broiler study focusing only on lidded broilers (ET13PGE1311) to include other broiler technologies that can contribute to energy reductions in PG&E territory.