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...

Retrofit to existing RTU that steps supply fan speed in response to calls for cooling or heating. Technology controls outside air in response to occupancy sensors and CO2 monitors. The purpose of this project is to review the effectiveness of the technology through evaluations in the...

The general basis of this technology is evaporative precooling of the ambient air prior to contact with existing air-cooled condensing coils. The idea is it lowers the entering air temperature on the outdoor unit. The compressor does not have to do as much work, which results in energy savings. The...

One of SCE's large supermarket customers is planning a remodel and expansion of an existing store in Carpentaria. The new store will be built with a goal of achieving 50% energy savings over a code-compliant building (ASHRAE 90.1 baseline). This will be achieved through inclusion of a variety of...

This project will assess the benefits of installing phase change material drywall in a multi-family building in Isla Vista, CA. The PCM drywall provides added thermal mass which is allowing the elimination of conventional cooling systems (all-natural ventilation). Thermal images taken at the site...

Occupancy-controlled luminaires have proven to have significant energy-saving potential in exterior applications such as residences, parking garages, parking lots, and pedestrian walkways. Sites will be identified, equipment procured, and deploy monitoring equipment to gather data. To be able to...

To conduct a laboratory test in order to determine the potential energy savings of occupancy counting switch in lieu of conventional devices such as timer switch, or Pyroelectric InfraRed (PIR) and ultrasonic type occupancy sensors. The conventional technology uses occupancy sensors with switching...