All existing refrigeration systems operate 24/7/365 and consume vast amounts of energy to maintain the required temperature to prevent spoilage of food, medicine, flowers and industrial chemicals.  It is standard practice that all refrigeration systems are designed to maintain temperature even on...

Current California Public Utilities Commission CPUC regulations limit the use of Normalized Metered Energy Consumption (NMEC) as a savings platform to three use cases: commercial buildings, industrial sites enrolled in a Strategic Energy Management (SEM) program, and industrial sites with...

This interim report, a product of Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Codes and Standards Planning and Coordination Program’s Key Initiatives, evaluates market barriers and identifies solutions to achieve energy-efficient building electrification within its service territory. The primary objective...

PG&E’s Code Readiness team conducted field research at two indoor cannabis facilities in Sacramento, California, to gather data on system operational energy use and thermal loads in controlled environment horticulture (CEH) facilities. The research focused on CEH production spaces, including...

This study aims to characterize the performance of a second Gas Absorption Heat Pump (GAHP) unit to sufficiently populate model inputs in EnergyPlus. Gas Technology Institute (GTI) Energy will serve as a contractor for this study. They will develop a test plan including instrumentation, plumbing,...

The Study provided a standards-based approach (OpenADR 2.0b) for Providers to receive accurate pricing for their residential customers. ParticipatingProviders were expected to utilize this pricing data to accomplish price-optimized load shifting to provide different services such as customer bill...

In commercial buildings where forced-air heating and cooling systems are employed, the efficiency of ductwork plays a pivotal role in both energy management and indoor air quality.  According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA), ventilation systems in commercial buildings consume...

The project team proposes to conduct a field demonstration project that will seek to install intelligent power management technologies (IPMTs) (e.g., smart electrical panels, smart circuit breakers/relays) in manufactured housing with limitations in both customer-side and utility-side electric...

Transcritical carbon dioxide (TC CO2) is emerging as the preferred low Global Warming Potential (GWP) option for commercial refrigeration systems in supermarkets and grocery stores. The unique system architecture and operating characteristics of CO2 make it difficult to model because these systems...

Based on results from a previous modeling study on Dual Fuel Single-Family Heating (ET23SWG0005) where the cost to run an electric heat pump was 68% - 144% more than a gas furnace, the GET team believes that installation of gas absorption heat pump (GAHP) water heaters will save utility costs when...