Water cooled air conditioners have been around for several years and have an excellent performance rating out of the box, an EER of about 17. However, the experience has been that water-cooled condensers can become fouled in a very short time, circumventing their performance and become a...

Recognizing the benefits of benchmarking, the Executive Order (EO) S-20-04 requires all state-owned buildings to be benchmarked with support of the utilities. Because of the requirements of the EO S-20-04, this project was initiated. The main goals for this project are to:Develop software that...

This project verified the performance of several manufacturers’ products through laboratory tests and compared the resulting data to the manufacturers’ product specifications. The main areas of interest were color temperature, color rendering index lumen output, power consumption, power factor, and...

This project assesses the status of the technology and measure the potential incremental energy savings and demand reductions over halogen MR16 lighting systems. Photometric tests conducted at the Southern California Lighting Technology Center (SCLTC) demonstrate the differences and similarities of...

A new generation of high efficiency display cases has recently been marketed by three of the leading U.S. case manufacturers. This new high efficiency display case requires roughly 40% less cooling load compared to a standard medium-temperature open vertical display case (900 Btu/hr/ft vs. 1,448...

In response to an overwhelming interest in innovations in LED lighting technology for the outdoor area lighting applications, San Diego Gas & Electric’s Emerging Technologies Program (ETP) objectives with this assessment were: • identify potential LED solution for outdoor area lighting,...

In response to an overwhelming interest in innovations in LED lighting technology for the outdoor area lighting applications, San Diego Gas & Electric’s Emerging Technologies Program (ETP) objectives with this assessment were: • identify potential LED solution for outdoor area lighting,...

In response to an overwhelming interest in innovations in street lighting technology among cities in its service area, SDG&E’s objective with this assessment was to: • assess both induction and LED lighting technologies, validating manufacturer claims regarding energy savings, light levels and...

In response to an overwhelming interest in innovations in LED lighting technology for the interior general illumination lighting applications, San Diego Gas & Electric’s Emerging Technologies Program (ETP) objectives with this assessment were: • identify potential LED solution for interior...

In response to an overwhelming interest in innovations in LED lighting technology for the retail merchant market segment, San Diego Gas & Electric’s objectives with this assessment were: • identify potential LED solution for the retail merchant market segment, • assess various manufacturers’...