This project will leverage the efforts from ET13SCE7060 (Analysis of Next-Generation Home/Building Energy Management Systems) to conduct laboratory and field evaluations of currently available home/building area network systems. This activity will assess the systems’ effectiveness in implementing...

Technology employs evaporative effect, in lieu of electrically-driven refrigerant compression, to chill water for HVAC cooling...

In response to AB 802, the objective of this study is to develop a viable meter-based program offering for large commercial customers. The legislation and subsequent proceedings and decisions from the CPUC enable Program Administrators to design and implement energy efficiency programs that provide...

This project is aimed at demonstrating new services and benefits of LED Street Lighting including new technologies that can integrate with LED Controls/Remote Monitoring to provide additional functionality and capability. These additional capabilities include signage, cameras, microphones,...

Field evaluation, in three commercial sites, of a small wall-mounted heat pump water heater. This follows an EPRI lab evaluation of the same product. This equipment is not currently available in voltages employed in the United States, and isn't UL Listed. Research questions: • Can these products...

LED Pool Lamp is an underwater lighting fixture used to illuminate swimming pools for safety/security and aesthetics. The study seeks to analyze performance and effectiveness of LED replacement lamps and LED lighting systems as an alternate to conventional incandescent pool lighting ranging from...

Tasks 1. Survey of Craft Brewing Industry Identify common brewery configurations, typical equipment needs, process and operational characteristics through internet research, phone interviews, and site visits with end-users to characterize the energy and water intensity of the craft brewing...

The legislature awarded the California Air Resources Board (CARB) one million dollars in the 2019-2020 budget to create the SB 1013 Fluorinated Gases Emission Reduction Incentive Program, or F-gas incentive Program (FRIP). FRIP seeks to alleviate the barriers to the adoption of climate-friendly...

The electrode-less HID light source is a new class of solid-state plasma light source that combines the best features of solid-state electronics and full spectrum plasma emitters. This lab evaluation is a phase 2 based on the recommendation of previous lab tests done by SCE. Technology has been...

Laboratory evaluation of Conveyorized Pizza Ovens using ASTM test protocol 1817. A pizza conveyor oven is an appliance that carries the food product on a moving conveyor into and through a heated chamber. The chamber may be heated by gas or electric forced convection, radiant, or quartz tubes. Top...