Project Reports
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While electric water heaters are less commonplace in PG&E’s residential service territory than natural gas units, where they are used, they can represent a significant portion of a home’s electric demand (up to 5 kW). As a potentially large power user, electric water heaters are likely...
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, Commercial Office, Commercial, Small, Educational Facilities, Government - Institutional Facilities, High Technology
This project will field test recently developed tools and associated workflows to determine the viability and efficacy of rapid building physics based building energy models for use in energy efficiency measure identification and energy use analysis.
Markets » Commercial, Commercial Office, Commercial, Small, Educational Facilities, Food Service Industry, Government - Institutional Facilities, Hospitality, Retail
Project Summary
A heat pump water heater (HPWH) offers a considerable opportunity for energy and demand savings over a conventional electric water heater. This report examines HPWHs for commercial applications by evaluating the performance of a HPWH installed in a condominium building at a time-...
Markets » Commercial Office, Commercial, Small, Retail
Xuan Luo,[1] Tianzhen Hong,1 Mary Ann Piette,1 Yixing Chen1
Building Technology and Urban Systems Division
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
This research developed load shape benchmarking using the energy use data of 2,353 small- and medium-sized commercial buildings in California. The load...
Markets » Commercial, Small, Food Service Industry, Residential
Evaluates a smart water heater controller for energy efficiency in a controlled lab setting. The product is a internet connected, learning controller that installs on existing gas/electric storage water heaters that meet specific manufacturer specifications. The manufacturer also indicated...