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Title: Energy Efficiency Potential in Existing Commercial Buildings: Review of Selected Recent Studies

Abstract

This report reviews six recent studies (from 2002 through 2006) by states and utilities to assess the energy saving potential in existing commercial buildings. The studies cover all or portions of California, Connecticut, Vermont, Colorado, Illinois, and the Pacific Northwest. The studies clearly reveal that lighting remains the single largest and most cost effective end use that can be reduced to save energy. Overall the study indicated that with existing technologies and costs, a reasonable range of economic savings potential in existing commercial buildings is between 10 and 20 percent of current energy use. While not a focus of the study, an additional conclusion is that implementation of commercial building monitoring and controls would also play an important role in the nation’s efforts to improve energy efficiency of existing buildings.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
951861
Report Number(s):
PNNL-18337
BT0400000; TRN: US200913%%240
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; IMPLEMENTATION; MONITORING

Citation Formats

Belzer, David B. Energy Efficiency Potential in Existing Commercial Buildings: Review of Selected Recent Studies. United States: N. p., 2009. Web. doi:10.2172/951861.
Belzer, David B. Energy Efficiency Potential in Existing Commercial Buildings: Review of Selected Recent Studies. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/951861
Belzer, David B. 2009. "Energy Efficiency Potential in Existing Commercial Buildings: Review of Selected Recent Studies". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/951861. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/951861.
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abstractNote = {This report reviews six recent studies (from 2002 through 2006) by states and utilities to assess the energy saving potential in existing commercial buildings. The studies cover all or portions of California, Connecticut, Vermont, Colorado, Illinois, and the Pacific Northwest. The studies clearly reveal that lighting remains the single largest and most cost effective end use that can be reduced to save energy. Overall the study indicated that with existing technologies and costs, a reasonable range of economic savings potential in existing commercial buildings is between 10 and 20 percent of current energy use. While not a focus of the study, an additional conclusion is that implementation of commercial building monitoring and controls would also play an important role in the nation’s efforts to improve energy efficiency of existing buildings.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
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