The initiative is centered on exploring and implementing innovative DR methodologies, such as the Whole Home concept, to significantly enhance both customer benefits and grid performance. This strategic program aims to integrate emerging technologies that have DR capabilities, including electric...

CHPWH systems in multifamily and commercial buildings serve two purposes: heating city water entering the building to usable hot water temperatures for occupants and maintaining the water temperature in the distribution and recirculation system. Temperature maintenance typically makes up about 30%...

HVAC Contractors working on energy efficiency and building electrification projects face technical and regulatory challenges. To support them, various organizations—including for-profits, non-profits, manufacturers, and state agencies—have developed software-based tools. These tools assist with...

This project strives to collect comprehensive laboratory test data on the heating, cooling, dehumidification, and native controls performance of Micro Heat Pumps (MHP), that are of interest to California’s consumers. This effort will build on the data collected under CalNEXT Project ET23SWE0034 -...

This project demonstrates the energy-saving benefits of phase change material (PCM) in drop ceilings to reduce cooling energy in California schools, where HVAC systems account for 50% of energy use (Energy Information Administration, 2018). Cooling dominates HVAC loads in warm classrooms due to...

More than 80% of the buildings that will exist in 2050 are already built and are existing buildings. Created for new construction projects, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Guideline 36 (G36), “High-Performance Sequences of Operation for HVAC...

California’s decarbonization goals are dependent on individual decision makers choosing to upgrade systems dependent on fossil fuels. Reaching those decision makers is challenging, none more so than commercial kitchen owners and operators, who are managing a variety of factors including small...

 California has nearly 200,000 walk-in refrigerators and freezers in the food & beverage, retail, and restaurant markets. Most of this equipment relies on high-GWP synthetic refrigerants that, when leaked, are significant contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. VEIC proposes to conduct a...

Refrigeration systems in commercial facilities, such as supermarkets and grocery stores refrigerated display cases and cooler/freezer rooms, can account for up to 50% of these facilities' total electricity consumption. In California, most refrigeration systems rely on HydroFluoroCarbon (HFCs),...

Background This project addresses the process dehumidification and cooling loads that account for approximately 40% energy consumption in indoor farms with energy efficient lighting. Indoors farms are defined as enclosed and insulated facilities where the lighting and environment are completely...