DSM impact evaluation of a residential gas dryer program
The purpose of the paper is to present evaluation results of a program that is not widely offered by utilities in the energy business. This impact evaluation is for a Residential Gas Dryer Pilot offered by Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo). PSCo is a combined utility serving both electricity and gas to about 1,000,000 residential customers in the State of Colorado. In September of 1992, PSCo began offering financial incentives to customers to encourage the purchase and installation of natural gas dryers in existing homes and in new residential construction projects. The goal for participation in the pilot was 200 customers living in PSCo`s Western Division territory. The pilot lasted through January 1993. One hundred nineteen customers had participated in the pilot at its conclusion. Participants received applications for mail-in rebates at the point of purchase. The incentive per participant was $100. PSCo recruited eight appliance retailers in the Western Division area to help with the promotion of the pilot. The appliance retailers informed customers of the financial incentives available from PSCo and helped persuade customers to purchase gas dryers rather than electric dryers. PSCo also promoted the pilot through bill inserts, print media, and radio ads. One of the primary objectives of the pilot is to reduce electric use. For PSCo the benefits of reducing electric use are greater than the cost of supplying more gas. The pilot did not increase the energy efficiency of the end-use since the additional gas use represents more energy consumption than is saved in electricity. The benefits of electric capacity and energy savings are addressed first in the paper. Gross program savings and net program savings are presented. The costs of the DSM program are then briefly described and then the cost-effectiveness results are presented form the Total Resource Perspective.
- OSTI ID:
- 192138
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940129-; TRN: 96:001037-0077
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International symposium on distribution, automation and demand-side management, Orlando, FL (United States), 17-20 Jan 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Fourth international symposium on distribution automation and demand side management (DA/DSM 94); PB: 747 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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