Sector
Residential
End-use
Project Number
ET17PGE7201
This report provides a summary on the state of the industry study of the Connected Home space, with the goal of developing a deeper understanding of the market players and determining the point of influence in the market and/or technology space that utilities need to address to obtain the...
Sector
Commercial, Residential
End-use
Process
Project Number
ET18PGE8231
Horizontal drain water heat recovery (H-DWHR) devices are products designed to recover heat from heated drain water and transfer it to potable cold water entering a building. They are counter-flow heat exchangers, similar to previously studied vertical drain water heat recovery (V-DWHR) devices,...
Sector
Residential
End-use
Other
Project Number
DRET17PGE01
PG&E’s CAISO Telemetry Solution Over Broadband is a 2017 DR Emerging Technologies (DRET) project to study the potential for Home Area Network (HAN) technologies to meet the CAISO telemetry requirements in residential aggregation. This report is meant to inform key stakeholders, including...
Sector
Residential
End-use
Other
Project Number
ET17PGE8141
This purpose of this assessment was to understand the install and persistence rates, as well as satisfaction levels, for self-installed Tier 2 Advanced Power Strips. The devices were offered to PG&E residential customers, identified as more likely to be technically savvy...
Sector
Commercial, Public, Other
End-use
Whole Building
Project Number
ET15SDG1051
The purpose of this Emerging Technology (ET) Field Assessment is to study the impacts of installing phase change material (PCM) in a new construction commercial building and recommend how appropriate modelling strategies may be used for a Savings by Design (SBD) or residential new construction...
Sector
Industrial
End-use
Lighting
Project Number
ET14SCE1120
This project will evaluate the ability of smart electric lighting, lighting controls, electrochromic windows, and shading systems to communicate and coordinate their operation using a single building management system (BMS) or other software platform. This will allow building owners and operators...
Sector
Commercial, Public
End-use
Other
Project Number
ET13PGE7161
Phase 2 of the project started begun ET13PGE1313 in which the market readiness of available building analytics was researched, and recommendations for evaluation of these products were made. This project will deliver and demonstrate a testing criteria and protocol for energy management...
Sector
Residential
End-use
Water Heating/DHW/HPWH, HVAC
Project Number
ET16PGE1981
CO2 refrigerant heat pumps will be installed and monitored, while providing combined space and water heating in existing homes. Two study sites will be located within PGE service territory, representing Northern California climate zones for the broader Pacific Northwest sample. Performance will be...
Sector
Commercial
End-use
HVAC
Project Number
ET12SCE1091
This project is a field study evaluating the potential and current DR capabilities of climate-appropriate air-conditioning (AC) systems. Targeted DR and EE programs can help reduce high peak demand caused by increased AC use and address uncertainties with respect to generation and consumption...
Sector
End-use
Plug Load, Process
Project Number
ET14PGE1611
The overall goal of this project was to assess the status of irrigation water and energy usage for an agricultural farm using closed-loop water management. Closed-loop water management uses soil moisture, hydraulics, and weather data to estimate crop water requirement and calculate irrigation...
