ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings
* Even years, beginning in 1980, are ACEEE's Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings.
* Odd years, beginning in 1995, are ACEEE's Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry.Browse ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings
2010 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings PaperPanel 1, Paper 8
Karim Amrane, Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute; Harvey Sachs, Steven Nadel, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy• • •
On October 13, 2009, HVAC equipment manufacturers and efficiency advocates signed an agreement on regional standards for residential furnaces, central air conditioners, and heat pumps. The agreement is without precedent. If accepted by Congress and the Department of Energy, it will profoundly...2010 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings PaperPanel 1, Paper 16
Hung Pham, Emerson Climate Technologies; Harvey Sachs, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy• • •
There is no single perfect refrigerant for diverse air conditioning, refrigeration, and industrial applications. The predominant halocarbons (CFCs, HCFCs, and HFCs) combine excellent efficiency and safety with acceptable costs. However, they contribute to ozone depletion potential (ODP) and/or...2010 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings PaperPanel 1, Paper 25
Jennifer Thorne Amann, Harvey Sachs, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy• • •
Appliance and equipment efficiency rating methods are laboratory tests based on models of how we think equipment operates in the field. Rating methods determine compliance with efficiency standards, and underlie incentive programs. Product efficiency claims in the US must be based on the federal...2010 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings PaperPanel 3, Paper 15
Amanda Lowenberger, Jennifer Amann, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy; Adam Hinge, Sustainable Energy Partnerships; Kim Lenihan, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority• • •
In the New York City commercial real estate market, large building operators have a dramatic impact on buildings' energy performance. With identical technology and systems in two different buildings with similar space uses, the efficiently operated building can run at 20-30% lower energy...2010 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings PaperPanel 5, Paper 1
Nate Kaufman and R. Neal Elliott, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy• • •
State policies and regulations can help mitigate or eliminate regulatory and market barriers that stymie the installation of combined heat and power (CHP) systems, especially barriers imposed by utilities that resist distributed generation. Financial incentives can play a role in promoting CHP...2010 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings PaperPanel 5, Paper 6
Chris Neme, Energy Futures Group; Marty Kushler, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy• • •
For the past two decades, the Total Resource Cost Test (TRC) has been regulators' principal test for assessing energy efficiency program cost-effectiveness and approving utility funding. However, the TRC as commonly applied today has fundamental problems. In particular, it usually ignores non...2010 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings PaperPanel 5, Paper 22
Erinn Monroe, Commonwealth Edison; Charles Budd, KEMA• • •
ComEd is a transmission and distribution utility with 5,300 miles of overhead transmission lines and 36,000 miles of overhead distribution and 29,000 miles of underground lines. ComEd’s service territory covers 11,411 square miles in Northern Illinois including the city of Chicago. ComEd...2010 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings PaperPanel 6, Paper 26
Jon Linn, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc.; Amy Patenaude, Efficiency Vermont; Judy Stasack, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority• • •
Purchase and installation of high efficiency packaged HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning) systems offer significant opportunities for electric energy savings in commercial buildings. Program administrators from electric utilities and state agencies see these systems as major...2010 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings PaperPanel 7, Paper 7
Karen Ehrhardt-Martinez, University of Colorado; John A. "Skip" Laitner, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy• • •
A recent book by Horace Herring and Steven Sorrell (Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Consumption: The Rebound Effect) suggests that energy efficiency will not be successful in reducing energy consumption and that a reliance on energy efficiency to reduce carbon emissions may be misguided. Such...2010 ACEEE Summer Study Proceedings PaperPanel 8, Paper 23
Max Neubauer, Shruti Vaidyanathan, Maggie Eldridge, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy• • •
State-level energy efficiency studies have typically focused on measures to achieve electricity and/or natural gas energy savings in the buildings and industrial sectors. As a growing number of states pursue these studies, there is a growing awareness of the interplay between electric efficiency...