Modeling patterns of hot water use in households
This report presents a detailed model of hot water use patterns in individual households. The model improves upon an existing model by including the effects of four conditions that were previously unaccounted for: the absence of a clothes washer; the absence of a dishwasher; a household consisting of seniors only; and a household that does not pay for its own hot water use. Although these four conditions can significantly affect residential hot water use, and have been noted in other studies, this is the first time that they have been incorporated into a detailed model. This model allows detailed evaluation of the impact of potential efficiency standards for water heaters and other market transformation policies.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE. Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Building Technologies (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 821315
- Report Number(s):
- LBL-37805-Rev.; R&D Project: 472201; TRN: US200409%%81
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 1 Jan 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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