Sector
Public
End-use
Lighting
Project Number
ET17SCE1220
Lighting in parking lots and garages increases the visibility and sense of security for its users. The recommended light levels in parking lots and garages are included in the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Recommended Practice (RP) – 20 document. In the latest version of this document...
Sector
Commercial
End-use
Lighting
Project Number
ET16SCE1040
This project will evaluate the efficacy, efficiency and operational nature of LED’s which offer color adjustability. These products are used in a range of applications but are typically selected to offer lighting color temperatures to set mode/ambiance or to balance human bio-rhythms. Testing...
Sector
Commercial
End-use
Plug Loads and Appliances
Project Number
ET17SCE1030
This project is a laboratory evaluation of commercial plug load controls. The control devices connect wirelessly to the cloud and can report energy usage data. These devices are specific to commercial applications. The objective of the evaluation is to test the controls capability of the devices,...
Sector
Commercial
End-use
HVAC
Project Number
ET16SDG1071
The objective of this report is to calculate electric savings achieved by the fuel cell waste heat recovery absorber system installed at UCSD. The data collected from November 15th 2016 to September 11th 2017 from the fuel cell, absorber, and electric chillers were used. The data was then used to...
Sector
Commercial
End-use
HVAC
Project Number
ET16SDG1021
DX HVAC units are very often used in standalone retail, education, restaurant, and small to medium size office buildings. Among other reasons, small DX HVAC units have this market dominance in small and medium commercial buildings because they require little site-specific design, can be dropped...
Sector
Commercial
End-use
HVAC
Project Number
ET16SDG1011
Air conditioning loads drive peak demand and contribute to overall electric power consumption in California. In the summer, cooling loads are highest in the middle of the day when air conditioners are the least efficient. Rejecting waste heat from an air conditioner to a swimming pool rather than...
Sector
Agricultural, Commercial
End-use
Other
Project Number
ET16SDG8011
According to a study by the California Energy Commission (CEC), the agricultural sector accounts for 79 percent of California’s water use, which corresponds to 4 percent (over 10 GWh annually) of the state’s electricity use (CEC, 2005). One potential strategy for reducing agricultural...
Sector
Residential
End-use
HVAC
Project Number
ET16PGE8021
This report details findings from EMI Consulting’s evaluation of a thermostat optimization assessment project in which Whisker Labs, in collaboration with Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC), deployed Whisker Lab's Connected Savings Energy Intelligence Platform...
Sector
Residential
End-use
HVAC
Project Number
ET16PGE8041
The project objective was to provide independent evaluation of the Nest Labs (Nest) 2017/18 Summer and Winter Seasonal Savings Impacts Reports for the PG&E Emerging Technologies study, with a goal to evaluate the savings potential of Nest Labs Seasonal Savings and Peak Aware...
Sector
Residential
End-use
HVAC
Project Number
PGE 2018_3
This study was a continuation of the Central Valley Research Homes (CVRH) project which began in 2012. The CVRH project converted four existing single family buildings in Stockton, California into unoccupied laboratory houses for the purpose of evaluating energy savings associated with improvements...