Secondary Author(s)
Fenaughty, Karen; Parker, Danny; Raustad, Richard
Report Number
FSEC-PF-483-20
URL
http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FSEC-PF-483-20.pdf
Keywords
Energy Conservation; Energy Efficiency; Utilities; Water Heating; Windows; Ducts; Residential rebate energy efficiency programs; Advanced Metering Infrastructure; Energy use simulation; Home efficiency; Energy savings
Abstract
The authors investigated the impacts of seven residential rebate energy efficiency programs offered by a municipal utility. The evaluation examined energy use pre and post retrofit using the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) data, disaggregated by major end-use and weather-adjusted; and also by detailed simulations. Residences modeled were representative of typical participants for that measure based on factors such as year built, conditioned square feet and number of bedrooms.
Our analysis found the residential rebate programs to be of highly varied effectiveness, but important differences surfaced between the simulation and the AMI data evaluation. Not surprisingly, programs with larger samples tended to better match the simulation results for annual energy use.
Our evaluation showed that the following rebate segments for existing single family homes were highly effective:
- ENERGY STAR Water Heater Program (HPWH)
- Duct Repair Program
- Window Replacement Program
While the effectiveness of the HPWH segment was expected, the duct repair and window replacement programs evidenced large energy savings that were generally greater than predicted by simulation. However, beyond significant energy savings, the window replacement program showed sizable reductions to both summer and winter peak demand. The other programs that were analyzed showed lower effectiveness:
- ENERGY STAR Clothes Washer
- Window Film Retrofit
- Wall Foam Insulation
- Solar Water Heating
We detail the evaluation procedures used for the heat pump water heater, duct repair and window replacement programs. Similar analysis was done for other incentives although some had small sample sizes. We summarize results for all programs.
This paper was published in the 2020 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings.
Date Published
8-17-2020
Identifiers
17
Subjects
Energy consumption--Measurement; Energy consumption--Data processing; Energy conservation--Economic aspects; Energy policy--Evaluation
Local Subjects
Buildings - Ducts; Buildings - Energy Conservation; Buildings - Energy Efficiency; Utilities; Water Heating; Buildings - Windows
Type
Text; Document
Contributor (Linked Data)
Raustad, Richard [LC]
Collection
FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection
STARS Citation
Florida Solar Energy Center and Vieira, Robin, "Targeting the Best Performing Home Efficiency Programs with Advanced Metering Evaluation Supplemented by Simulation" (2020). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 17.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/17
Notes
This paper was published in the 2020 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings.