This study, sponsored by the Codes and Standards Program at PG&E, utilized a variety of public data sources, building simulations, and expert insights to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and near-term market viability of high efficiency windows for the residential and multifamily...

Conduct an Energy Efficiency (EE) and Power Quality (PQ) audit at an industrial site at SCE's service territory. The main objective of the audit was to identify ways to improve the efficiency of thermal and electric-powered industrial technologies, as well as of classic energy use systems, such as...

This project aims to improve the current Energy Channel (an application that displays Smart Meter energy usage data in a user-friendly graphic interface on the customer's TV) by integrating the Green Button initiative and adding social features. It is also intended to extend the current delivery...

The goal of this project is to design and develop the CalPlug SIM Home, an expansion of the current CalPlug's SIM Labs, to address the modern networked home. The CalPlug SIM Labs methodology, which focuses on entertainment appliances, will serve as a launch pad and standard baseline to create the...

This project will evaluate the energy savings, economic benefits, and market potential for recessed LED lighting equipped with multiple types of lighting control systems for food service sector. Lighting systems will include various types of recessed LED troffers installed in combination with...

Direct Market Research survey of Embedded and Medium-sized Data Center Suppliers and Operators.  Investigated market potential and barriers to development of incentives on immersion and contact plate technologies for future...

Lab and field evaluation of demand defrost controls for walk-in freezers. The purpose of the project is to quantify the energy savings achievable only defrosting on an as-needed basis as opposed to a...

Marketplace is PG&E’s online smart energy marketplace (https://marketplace.pge.com) that provides visitors with information on energy use, potential energy savings, lifetime operating costs, specifications, ratings, availability of rebates, pricing, and local store availability for a...

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...

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,...