Sector
Commercial
End-use
Process Loads
Project Number
ET21SCE0011
The project will consist of an assessment of energy and non-energy impacts of moderate-low GWP refrigeration design on three newly constructed supermarkets. Each of the supermarkets will be newly opened and operating as of August 2020 with low-GWP (less than 150) and moderate-GWP systems (less than...
Sector
Commercial
End-use
Process Loads
Project Number
ET21SCE0012
The project will consist of an assessment of energy and non-energy impacts of low-GWP retrofits on three supermarkets. Each of the three supermarkets are scheduled to upgrade their existing systems, replacing traditional HFC refrigerants with low-GWP (less than 150) and reduced charge moderate-GWP...
Sector
Agricultural
End-use
Process Loads
Project Number
ET20SCE7050
Market Characterization of the indoor agriculture market, future outlook, and savings potential. To address challenges of climate variability, population growth, and land use, there have been efforts to grow more products in urban areas. Indoor farming is beco more common but come with various...
Sector
Agricultural
End-use
Process Loads
Project Number
ET20SCE8030
Market Characterization of the indoor agriculture market, future outlook, and savings potential. To address challenges of climate variability, population growth, and land use, there have been efforts to grow more products in urban areas. Indoor farming is becoming more common but come with various...
Sector
Residential
End-use
Water Heating/DHW/HPWH
Project Number
ET20PGE1231
The main objective was to shift the energy use profile of water heaters on a daily basis from the 4 to 9 pm peak period to lower-cost hours thus, avoiding congestion on the grid and aligning with time of use (TOU) rates. The study assessed two different water heater technologies: smart control...
Sector
Commercial
End-use
Process
Project Number
N/A
Commercial dishmachines are in widespread and regular use in food service establishments. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has enacted a rebate program for door-type and undercounter-type dishmachines to foster the use of energy efficient models. Rebate applications are easy to...
Sector
Commercial
End-use
Other
Project Number
PGE0452.01
The Goal of this project is to develop an updated approach to ADR incentives for nonresidential customers and/or third parties through literature review and data analysis. A Research Team including Energy Solutions and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab was engaged to develop a...
Sector
Residential
End-use
Plug Loads and Appliances
Project Number
ET19SCE8050
Provide a scalable testing platform to support the evaluation of existing and emerging standards of HPWH’s communication, Efficiencies and performance...
Sector
Residential
End-use
Plug Loads and Appliances
Project Number
DR19.03
This project’s goals are to test optimization of connected thermostats and other loads via voice commands based on TOU rate peak times and customer preferences. Voice interactions related to energy (usage, estimated bills, best times to use appliances, etc.) will undergo evaluation to determine...
Sector
Residential
End-use
HVAC
Project Number
ET14PGE8761_3
The purpose of this project was to evaluate the impact of low refrigerant levels on the cooling and heating seasonal energy performance of variable capacity heat pump (VCHP) systems operating in California homes.Prior studies have found that incorrect refrigerant levels are common in field...