The Cost and Performance of Utility Commercial Lighting Programs. A Report from the Database on Energy Efficiency Programs (DEEP) Project

The Cost and Performance of Utility Commercial Lighting Programs. A Report from the Database on Energy Efficiency Programs (DEEP) Project
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Total Pages: 140
Release: 1994
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The objective of the Database on Energy Efficiency Programs (DEEP) is to document the measured cost and performance of utility-sponsored, energy-efficiency, demand-side management (DSM) programs. Consistent documentation of DSM programs is a challenging goal because of problems with data consistency, evaluation methodologies, and data reporting formats that continue to limit the usefulness and comparability of individual program results. This first DEEP report investigates the results of 20 recent commercial lighting DSM programs. The report, unlike previous reports of its kind, compares the DSM definitions and methodologies that each utility uses to compute costs and energy savings and then makes adjustments to standardize reported program results. All 20 programs were judged cost-effective when compared to avoided costs in their local areas. At an average cost of 3.9{cents}/kWh, however, utility-sponsored energy efficiency programs are not ''too cheap to meter.'' While it is generally agreed upon that utilities must take active measures to minimize the costs and rate impacts of DSM programs, the authors believe that these activities will be facilitated by industry adoption of standard definitions and reporting formats, so that the best program designs can be readily identified and adopted.

Evaluation of a Lighting Program for Small Commercial and Industrial Buildings in the Northeast

Evaluation of a Lighting Program for Small Commercial and Industrial Buildings in the Northeast
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Total Pages: 10
Release: 1993
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An impact evaluation of a commercial lighting retrofit program of COM/Electric is briefly described, together with the methodological development required for the evaluation. The evaluation is conducted for a large sample of buildings (over 1,000 treatment and over 200 control buildings) using whole-building electric billing data. Historic modeling approaches - Annual or Seasonal Aggregate Model, Building Specific Thermal Model (e.g. PRISM), and Pooled Factors Model - are discussed, and an extension of PRISM is presented. The methods presented provide some useful methodological insight, and further work could be conducted to make improvements. The energy savings are evaluated using several methods. Overall, results indicate that adjusted program first-year investment cost ratio, the ratio of total costs to first-year adjusted electricity savings, is about $0.60/kWh. First-year investment cost is greater for larger total investments in buildings than for smaller investments.

Energy Research Abstracts

Energy Research Abstracts
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Total Pages: 586
Release: 1994
Genre: Power resources
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Semiannual, with semiannual and annual indexes. References to all scientific and technical literature coming from DOE, its laboratories, energy centers, and contractors. Includes all works deriving from DOE, other related government-sponsored information, and foreign nonnuclear information. Arranged under 39 categories, e.g., Biomedical sciences, basic studies; Biomedical sciences, applied studies; Health and safety; and Fusion energy. Entry gives bibliographical information and abstract. Corporate, author, subject, report number indexes.

Energy Research Abstracts

Energy Research Abstracts
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Total Pages: 738
Release: 1983
Genre: Power resources
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Includes all works deriving from DOE, other related government-sponsored information and foreign nonnuclear information.

Assessment of Advanced Solid-State Lighting

Assessment of Advanced Solid-State Lighting
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2013-04-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309270111

The standard incandescent light bulb, which still works mainly as Thomas Edison invented it, converts more than 90% of the consumed electricity into heat. Given the availability of newer lighting technologies that convert a greater percentage of electricity into useful light, there is potential to decrease the amount of energy used for lighting in both commercial and residential applications. Although technologies such as compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) have emerged in the past few decades and will help achieve the goal of increased energy efficiency, solid-state lighting (SSL) stands to play a large role in dramatically decreasing U.S. energy consumption for lighting. This report summarizes the current status of SSL technologies and products-light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic LEDs (OLEDs)-and evaluates barriers to their improved cost and performance. Assessment of Advanced Solid State Lighting also discusses factors involved in achieving widespread deployment and consumer acceptance of SSL products. These factors include the perceived quality of light emitted by SSL devices, ease of use and the useful lifetime of these devices, issues of initial high cost, and possible benefits of reduced energy consumption.

Assessment of Solid-State Lighting, Phase Two

Assessment of Solid-State Lighting, Phase Two
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2017-05-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309452600

The standard incandescent light bulb, which still works mainly as Thomas Edison invented it, converts more than 90% of the consumed electricity into heat. Given the availability of newer lighting technologies that convert a greater percentage of electricity into useful light, there is potential to decrease the amount of energy used for lighting in both commercial and residential applications. Although technologies such as compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) have emerged in the past few decades and will help achieve the goal of increased energy efficiency, solid-state lighting (SSL) stands to play a large role in dramatically decreasing U.S. energy consumption for lighting. Since the publication of the 2013 National Research Council report Assessment of Advanced Solid-State Lighting, the penetration of SSL has increased dramatically, with a resulting savings in energy and costs that were foreshadowed by that study. What was not anticipated then is the dramatic dislocation and restructuring of the SSL marketplace, as cost reductions for light-emitting diode (LED) components reduced profitability for LED manufacturers. At the same time, there has been the emergence of new applications for SSL, which have the potential to create new markets and commercial opportunities for the SSL industry. Assessment of Solid-State Lighting, Phase Two discusses these aspects of changeâ€"highlighting the progress of commercialization and acceptance of SSL and reviewing the technical advances and challenges in achieving higher efficacy for LEDs and organic light-emitting diodes. This report will also discuss the recent trends in SSL manufacturing and opportunities for new applications and describe the role played by the Department of Energy (DOE) Lighting Program in the development of SSL.