PG&E’s Demand Response Emerging Technology (DRET) group initiated a Battery Study to investigate the ability to utilize residential photovoltaic solar systems paired with a Tesla Powerwall home battery systems to support state electric grid reliability in times of high electricity demand...

This project will help determine the effectiveness of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in cold storage applications at Low Temperature -10 - 0 F (-23 - 18 C). Controls will also be implemented into the study to determine how compatible it is with PCMs. A total of 4 tests will be done on warehouses to...

San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) contracted with Demand Side Analytics (DSA) to conduct analysis and develop tools to target Demand Response (DR) programs, behind-the-meter (BTM) battery storage, and distributed solar. The team designed the research tool to inform customer targeting and...

The craft brewing industry has experienced tremendous growth over the last 10 years and California—particularly San Diego—has been at the forefront of this wave. Unlike large breweries, small and mid-size craft breweries do not have the resources to dedicate to optimizing energy...

The study assessed the potential to leverage Electric Vehicle (EV) Automated Demand Response (ADR) charging technologies through the Demand Response Emerging Technology Program (DRET) from 2020–2021. It analyzed interval data from 71,000 EV customers in PG&E’s service territory to...

The emerging technology is a National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) certified food product simulating sensor medium that changes the existing ‘air-temp’ thermostat into a ‘food-temp’ thermostat in a refrigeration unit. By enclosing the existing temperature sensor in a...

This study compared the effectiveness of remote HVAC monitoring with FDD to the traditional residential quality maintenance baseline. The emerging technology is an add-on unit and works on most residential HVAC systems, tracking the performance of an HVAC system real-time through 10 sensors...

Objectives:  1. EPRI identified “a need to conduct lab evaluation and field demonstrations, in order to identify gaps between program requirements and device response. Results 2 from such evaluations can be transferred to manufacturers and Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) for standards...

EPRI is utilizing internal resources in this supplemental program agreement to address specific EM&T focus areas for renewable integration, CS/T&D coordination, innovative residential DR technologies, ZNE market assessment for grid impacts, CEC EPIC DR-related activities at EPRI, and tech transfer...

The agricultural sector in CA represents a substantial portion of peak load : about 1.6 GW during summer peak hours (4 to 9pm). However, this sector is also characterized by uniquely intermittent load patterns associated with seasonal irrigation pumping and process loads that may or may not be...