The California Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan has set a long-term goal that all new residential construction in California be ZNE by 2020. One of Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) strategies in support of this goal is to inform the local building industry of ZNE benefits, concepts, and...

Ice machines are installed throughout the foodservice and hospitality industry, from bars, delis and restaurants, to hotels, casinos, and other institutional kitchens. Nearly every foodservice operation has at least one ice machine. They also are found in other commercial building types such as...

Six sites were selected for assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of results. As mentioned in table ES1, restaurant types ranged from fine dining to casual dining to catering. Each piece of equipment listed in table ES1 above was selected from the California Energy Wise program’s list of...

This report describes the procedures, equipment, and results obtained as related to the performance testing of the EcoFactor thermostat system by PG&E's Applied Technology Services (ATS) Department. The EcoFactor product allows the user to communicate with and control their thermostat from the web...

This review primarily investigates the demand response (DR) and control capability of the Home Area Network (HAN) technology along with the integration of a mobile application. Secondarily, it estimates the energy saving potential and discusses user feedback. The HAN system with Mobile Apps...

This review primarily investigates the demand response (DR) and control capability of the Home Area Network (HAN) technology with integrated smart power strips (Smart Strips). Secondarily, it discusses energy savings potential, ease of installation and user feedback on the technology. The...

Project SummaryThe goal of this study is to provide recommendations for integrating emerging technologies into energy efficiency incentive programs for existing Small and Medium Business (SMB) Packaged HVAC applications in Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”) territory. To achieve the...

Project SummaryThe goal of the project was to determine the energy savings potential provided by using automatic sash positioning system to retrofit manual fume hoods, in a building with existing VFD HVAC system. This assessment project validated that properly designed and programmed VFD...

This study was conducted to understand the qualitative barriers to adoption for Energy Management Systems (EMS) technology for PG&E customers.  The focus groups captured the perspectives that PG&Es medium and larger commercial and industrial customers hold in terms of adopting or...

Project SummaryThe goal of the project was to determine the energy savings potential provided by using VFD packaged pool pump/filter/motor assembly, as compared to the conventional  single speed or two speed oversized and over run swimming pools and spas in the commercial facilities, such as...