Energy Efficiency Lessons Learned From EPRI Energy Efficiency Demonstrations

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1 Energy Efficiency Lessons Learned From EPRI Energy Efficiency Demonstrations Hank Courtright Senior Vice President, Member and External Relations Electric Power Research Institute 2011 Summer Seminar August 1, 2011

2 End-Use Technology Pipeline Accelerating Readiness of Emerging Efficient Technologies Technology Scouting Assessment and Lab Testing R&D Field Tests/Demos 10s to 100s of Units Coordinated Early Deployments 100s 1000s of Units Full Program Rollout 2

3 Hyper-Efficient Technologies Heat-Pump Water Heaters Ductless, Residential Heat- Pumps and Air-Conditioners Hyper-Efficient Residential Appliances Variable-Refrigerant-Flow Air Conditioning Efficient Data-Centers LED Street and Area Lighting Accelerate emerging technologies through real-life performance data 3

4 Commercial Residential EE Demo Deployment Technology New Units Installed Control Units Ductless Heat Pump 23 9 Heat Pump Water Heater Hyper-Efficient Appliances Variable Refrigerant Flow AC 5 1 LED Street and Area Lighting 239 Existing units Energy Efficient Data Centers 50 Existing units TOTAL

5 Residential Ductless Heat Pump Preliminary analysis of energy savings shows 15-20% reductions All sites successfully heated homes through the winter without need for backup heat (heat pump only) Retrofit applications or for homes without air conditioning BPA FirstEnergy TVA Southern Co. 5

6 Monthly COP Heat Pump Water Heater Efficiency COPs as predicted between 1.0 and 2.5 Some models more efficient than others Performance All models performed well Customer Satisfaction Generally positive Each Bubble Represents a Unique Site Bubble Size Approximates the Average Amount of Water Use per Day High Average Daily Water Draw Labeled in Red, Medium in Blue, Low in Green 15 gal/day 218 gal/day 78 gal/day Monthly Average of the Temperature Measured Near the HPWH ( F) Preliminary Results Model A Model B Model C 6

7 High Efficiency Appliances Washer/Dryer Average energy savings of 20% per washer-dryer load Refrigerator Average energy savings of 49% Average hot water savings (gallons) of 42% per load 7

8 Commercial Variable Refrigerant Flow Monthly energy savings range of 25 47% 24 Ton VRF system installed on a set of 8 classrooms Side-by-side comparison between VRF and similar set of 8 classrooms conditioned with baseline air-source split system Faith Academy, Mobile, AL 8

9 Data Center Efficiency DC Power 15% reduction Power Supply Retrofits 20% reduction Airflow management 77% reduction (fan load) CRAC/CRAH Computer room air conditioner/air handler 9

10 LED Street and Area Lighting Test sites had greater than 25% energy savings Equivalent or better light quality Before 310 watts each Knoxville, TN Colors are approximate After 94 watts each 10

11 Innovation at Work Intrepid EPRI Technician SCOTTY the Mobile Photometric Data Acquisition System Brillion, WI 11

12 End-Use Technology Pipeline Accelerating Readiness of Emerging Efficient Technologies Technology Scouting Assessment and Lab Testing R&D Field Tests/Demos 10s to 100s of Units Coordinated Early Deployments 100s 1000s of Units Full Program Rollout Hyper- EE Demo 2 The Next Step 12

13 Riding the Efficiency Pipeline! 13

14 Panelists Arshad Mansoor Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Electric Power Research Institute Susan Story President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company Services Terry Boston President and Chief Executive Officer, PJM 14

15 Our Question What are the key factors (Technology, Codes and Standards, Markets, and Consumer Behavior) that will impact energy efficiency adoption in the future? 15

16 Audience Response Question Rank the key factors that will impact energy efficiency adoption in the future. 16