This project is a field study evaluating the potential and current DR capabilities of climate-appropriate air-conditioning (AC) systems. Targeted DR and EE programs can help reduce high peak demand caused by increased AC use and address uncertainties with respect to generation and consumption...

The overall goal of this project was to assess the status of irrigation water and energy usage for an agricultural farm using closed-loop water management. Closed-loop water management uses soil moisture, hydraulics, and weather data to estimate crop water requirement and calculate irrigation...

Data centers, spaces that house computers, have been considered by utilities to be a good candidate for energy efficiency improvements, due to their high energy intensity. Yet the Demand Response (DR) load impact capabilities and participation in utility programs of data centers have not been fully...

The Zero Net Energy Production Builder Demonstration project provides guidance to five residential home builders on building to specifications that enable a home to achieve ZNE, including assistance with design options, building practices and modeling...

The goal of this project is to evaluate linear light-emitting diode (LED) lamps intended to replace equivalent linear fluorescent systems when operating under real-world conditions expected of commercial retrofits and in fixtures other than recessed troffers. Project objectives include evaluation...

In support of California’s strategic plan to accelerate the penetration of energy efficiency technologies, San Diego Gas & Electric’s Emerging Technology program funded a study for Smart Home Automation Platform for single family residential properties. The primary goals for this...

The Excess Supply DR Pilot (XSP) is a PG&E Pilot focused on testing the capabilities of demandside resources to increase load as a service to the grid during the times of over‐generation on transmission and/or distribution lines as well as in the case of negative prices. Consistent with CPUC...

The Supply Side DR Pilot (SSP) was designed to study the feasibility of demand‐side resources to participate into the California Independent System Operator  (CAISO) wholesale market as proxy demand resources (PDR). The pilot study focused on understanding the issues related with direct...

Evaluates a smart water heater controller for energy efficiency in a controlled lab setting.  The product is a internet connected, learning controller that installs on existing gas/electric storage water heaters that meet specific manufacturer specifications.  The manufacturer also...

Between November, 2015, and October, 2016, PG&E used two vendors to provide approximately 65,000 small and medium business customers with monthly Business Energy Reports (BERs). An additional 25,000 customers were randomly assigned to control groups.  Report types included peer comparison...