Project Reports
Markets » Commercial
This study assesses the energy savings benefits of installing pool pumps equipped with Variable Speed Drives (VSD) for commercial customers. To do this, market information was gathered from several sites across the Hotel/Motel, Education, and Assemblies market sectors to develop an estimate of...
Markets » Commercial, Commercial Office, Commercial, Small, Educational Facilities, Government - Institutional Facilities
In support of California’s strategic plan to accelerate the penetration of energy efficiency technologies, this report presents the findings of a field evaluation of Tier 2 advanced power strips (APS) installed at residential audio/video (A/V) systems and commercial office and computer lab...
Markets » Commercial
This assessment compares the performance of a 5-ton packaged rooftop unit (RTU) with and without the variable frequency drive technology under controlled laboratory conditions at Southern California Edison’s Technology Test Centers. The baseline-air cooled rooftop unit under test was equipped with...
Markets » Commercial, Commercial, Small, Educational Facilities, Government - Institutional Facilities, High Technology, Industrial - Manufacturing, Medical - Healthcare
Joint utility project that: 1)Estimates the number and types of labs in California; 2)Estimates the number and types of energy-consuming and water-consuming equipment used in California labs; 3)Assesses operational and behavioral opportunities for efficiencies in how laboratory equipment in...
Markets » Commercial
This study seeks to identify market barriers and other factors impeding adoption and promotion of downstream climate-appropriate HVAC retrofit technologies, as well as develop opportunities to increase adoption and promotion by addressing market barriers.
This study focuses on two climate-...
Markets » Commercial
This evaluation project consisted of a commercially available outdoor lighting product market assessment, a comparison of manufacturer claims regarding these products, and a laboratory evaluation of representative xenon products marketed for use in the outdoor sector. Laboratory test results...
Markets » Commercial
This project intends to break new ground in the world of fault detection and diagnostics (FDD), and improved heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) performance through enhanced maintenance. FDD and HVAC maintenance show ample opportunity to achieve and maintain significant energy and...
Markets » Commercial
Project Summary
The goal of this project is to quantify the impacts of common single and multiple faults on a typical small commercial packaged rooftop unit (RTU) air conditioner in a laboratory setting. Air conditioner maintenance is a commonly overlooked service. As a result, a variety of faults...
Markets » Commercial
Project Summary
This project intends to break new ground in the world of fault detection and diagnostics (FDD), and improved heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) performance through enhanced maintenance. FDD and HVAC maintenance show ample opportunity to achieve and maintain...
Markets » Commercial, Retail
Project Summary
This report documents a field evaluation of the Munters EPX 5000 installed at a grocery store in San Ramon, CA. The technology studied is an indirect evaporative and vapor compression hybrid dedicated outside air supply (DOAS) system.
This study was performed after a lab assessment...