Effectiveness of an air conditioner replacement program in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas, is promoting an appliance rebate program to encourage replacing existing low-efficiency residential air conditioners with smaller, high-efficiency units. This project was undertaken to evaluate the effect of these replacements on peak electrical demand and annual electric energy consu...

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Main Authors: Hough, R.W., Burns, P.R.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
AIR CONDITIONERS
BUILDINGS
DEMAND
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
FEDERAL REGION VI
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
PEAK LOAD
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POWER DEMAND
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RETROFITTING
TESTING
TEXAS
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
USA 320106 > Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization-- Building Equipment-- (1987-)
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Summary:Austin, Texas, is promoting an appliance rebate program to encourage replacing existing low-efficiency residential air conditioners with smaller, high-efficiency units. This project was undertaken to evaluate the effect of these replacements on peak electrical demand and annual electric energy consumption and to provide the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with additional data for a retrofit performance data base. Fourteen houses were monitored in a before-after experiment. Relationships between air-conditioner energy consumption data and weather conditions were developed to compare pre- and post- replacement data. Results indicate both aggregate consumptions and demand reductions of about 40% due to the air-conditioner replacements.
ISSN:0001-2505