Report Number
FSEC-CR-1834-09
URL
http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-CR-1834-09.pdf
Keywords
Commercial; Buildings; Electrical Loads; Natural gas appliances; Economic assessment; Commercial programs; Gas rate impact measure; Participants test
Abstract
The Florida Solar Energy Center performed an economic assessment for 7 common commercial appliances. This assessment calculates the gas rate impact measure and participants test score for selecting natural gas equipment over comparable electric equipment over a 20-year period. This type of analysis provides an indication whether or not the specific appliance program favors the end use customer and/or the utility company as economic beneficiaries. Given the project assumptions, all natural gas equipment types, with the exception of the pool heat pump water heater, show measures greater than 1 indicating that the natural gas appliance will have lower life-cycle costs than a comparable electric appliance.
Date Published
11-17-2009
Identifiers
331
Subjects
Natural gas; Gas appliances--Economic aspects; Energy consumption--Economic aspects; Electric utilities--Economic aspects; Economic impact analysis
Local Subjects
Buildings - Commercial; Buildings - Electrical Loads
Type
Text; Document
Creator (Linked Data)
Raustad, Richard [LC]
Collection
FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection
STARS Citation
Florida Solar Energy Center and Raustad, Richard, "Developing G-RIM and Participants Tests for Specific Commercial Programs for the Florida Natural Gas Association" (2009). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 331.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/331
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