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Title: Residential Lighting End-Use Consumption Study: Estimation Framework and Initial Estimates

Abstract

The U.S. DOE Residential Lighting End-Use Consumption Study is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Solid-State Lighting Program that aims to improve the understanding of lighting energy usage in residential dwellings. The study has developed a regional estimation framework within a national sample design that allows for the estimation of lamp usage and energy consumption 1) nationally and by region of the United States, 2) by certain household characteristics, 3) by location within the home, 4) by certain lamp characteristics, and 5) by certain categorical cross-classifications (e.g., by dwelling type AND lamp type or fixture type AND control type).

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Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1162372
Report Number(s):
PNNL-22182
BT0301000
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
Residential; Lighting; Estimates; End-Use Consumption

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Gifford, Will R., Goldberg, Miriam L., Tanimoto, Paulo M., Celnicker, Dane R., and Poplawski, Michael E. Residential Lighting End-Use Consumption Study: Estimation Framework and Initial Estimates. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.2172/1162372.
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Gifford, Will R., Goldberg, Miriam L., Tanimoto, Paulo M., Celnicker, Dane R., & Poplawski, Michael E. Residential Lighting End-Use Consumption Study: Estimation Framework and Initial Estimates. United States. doi:10.2172/1162372.
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Gifford, Will R., Goldberg, Miriam L., Tanimoto, Paulo M., Celnicker, Dane R., and Poplawski, Michael E. Sat . "Residential Lighting End-Use Consumption Study: Estimation Framework and Initial Estimates". United States. doi:10.2172/1162372. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1162372.
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@article{osti_1162372,
title = {Residential Lighting End-Use Consumption Study: Estimation Framework and Initial Estimates},
author = {Gifford, Will R. and Goldberg, Miriam L. and Tanimoto, Paulo M. and Celnicker, Dane R. and Poplawski, Michael E.},
abstractNote = {The U.S. DOE Residential Lighting End-Use Consumption Study is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Solid-State Lighting Program that aims to improve the understanding of lighting energy usage in residential dwellings. The study has developed a regional estimation framework within a national sample design that allows for the estimation of lamp usage and energy consumption 1) nationally and by region of the United States, 2) by certain household characteristics, 3) by location within the home, 4) by certain lamp characteristics, and 5) by certain categorical cross-classifications (e.g., by dwelling type AND lamp type or fixture type AND control type).},
doi = {10.2172/1162372},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2012},
month = {Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2012}
}
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