This project involves research into current commercially available and upcoming home and building energy management systems products with network connectivity, Energy Efficiency, Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) and Demand Response (DR) support functionality. Information about currently...

Retrofit to packaged RTU that cycles supply fan on/off when there's no call for cooling/heating. Technology adjusts outside air damper to maintain average CFM above code minimum. Field test on two RTUs retrofitted with the technology will be undertaken to validate the...

Identify opportunities for energy efficiency in dairy farms. The focus is on alternative methods to fans and soakers to cool dairy cows. Cooling technologies investigated will include hydronic heat exchangers embedded beneath free stall beds and water source heat pumps. Other areas to be...

SCE will document the process of achieving the statewide goal of ZNE through a hands-on, engaged and collaborative approach. Primary goals of the project include increasing market exposure of already-proven EE/DR/DG/ES technologies and addressing market barriers to ZNE in support of CA's Strategic...

The Solar Decathlon is a DOE-sponsored international competition which challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar powered houses that are cost-effective and energy-efficient. These competition homes are highly visible and typically see more than a quarter of a million visitors....

This project is intended to begin the process of creating a certification training course for architects, designers and specifiers of lighting control systems. Initiate a collaborative committee of subject matter experts and well-known stakeholders to develop a needs analysis that lighting control...

The Solar Decathlon is a DOE-sponsored international competition which challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar powered houses that are cost-effective and energy-efficient. These competition homes are highly visible and typically see more than a quarter of a million visitors....

Remote evaporative condenser retrofit, for connection to packaged AC units. This technology replaces the packaged AC unit's air-cooled condenser with a separate, evaporatively-cooled condenser. One condenser can serve multiple AC units. Project is a field assessment of one condenser serving (2) air...

Field evaluation of 5 hotel/motel sites retrofitting existing commercial pool pump with variable speed controls. This effort will be used in conjunction with the market characterization in phase 1 to develop a work paper to deem this measure. The measure is currently offered in programs as a custom...

This project will look at "Gamification" to motivate people to use less energy, either by changing their behavior or by purchasing energy-efficient appliances, equipment, or buildings. Gamification is “approaching problems from the perspective of a game designer to tap into the psychology of...