Project SummaryCalifornia's electrical system peak demand is growing rapidly in the residential sector, mainly because of increased air conditioner use due to increased population growth in the central valley. This project compared and evaluated three evaporative cooler technologies that could...

Project SummaryImplementing electrodialysis wine stabilization instead of traditional cold stabilization has been demonstrated to show electrical energy and demand savings. This Project utilizes the quantitative analysis models (thermodynamic and glycol cooling model) developed in a previous study...

Project SummaryLight-emitting diode (LED) lights are emerging as a viable alternative for outdoor locations such as parking lots, parking garages, and streets, which typically use wallpaks and bollards lit with high wattage, high intensity discharge (HID) or fluorescent lights. In addition to...

Project SummaryData center power supply efficiency typically ranges from 70 to 75 percent (at 50% load). Approximately 30 percent of the energy is wasted. The project crafts an energy efficiency specification and program structure for accelerating sales of the most efficient server power supplies...

Project SummaryAir conditioning (AC) is the primary cause of peak electrical demand during California’s hot summers. This project evaluates air conditioners that perform better in hot dry conditions, resulting in reduced peak loads at critical times. The field test compared the performance of...

This lab evaluation project evaluates the energy and demand savings of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting systems and traffic-sensitive lighting controllers in low-temperature reach-in refrigerated display cases. Additionally, LEDs may have longer life and lower maintenance costs. The LED systems...

Recognizing the benefits of benchmarking, the Executive Order (EO) S-20-04 requires all state-owned buildings to be benchmarked with support of the utilities. Because of the requirements of the EO S-20-04, this project was initiated. The main goals for this project are to:Develop software that...

The objective of this project is to investigate the demand reduction and energy savings potential of LED technology for OPEN signs over standard neon OPEN signs. The project verifies claimed energy savings and demand reductions by measuring the technology in a laboratory environment at the...

This project seeks to determine the energy savings from the bulk refrigeration and flash refrigeration processes and analyzes the energy saving potential of using a new wine stabilization process known as...

This report shows the incremental energy savings and demand reduction of currently available LED channel letter signs over traditional neon channel letter signs. The project assesses and verifies energy savings and demand reductions by measuring the performance of the technologies in a controlled...