Integrated estimation of commercial sector end-use load shapes and energy use intensities

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5209536· OSTI ID:5209536

Akbari, H; Rainer, L; Eto, J

In this study, sponsored by the California Energy Commission (CEC), we used a new end-use load shape estimation technique to develop a database of commercial sector end-use load shapes and energy-use intensities (EUIs) for the CEC's commercial energy and peak load forecasting models. The technique relied on a reconciliation of whole-building hourly electricity load data to energy simulations developed from an analysis of survey data. The technique was applied to four building types (schools, colleges, health, and lodging) and resulted in reconciled hourly electricity load shapes for eight end uses. The end uses included cooling, ventilation, lighting, cooking, refrigeration, water heating, hospital equipment, and miscellaneous equipment. Ventilation and cooling load shapes were estimated separately for four climate regions in southern California. The load shapes were aggregated to produce annual end-use EUIs, and twelve monthly end-use load shapes for three day types (peak, standard, and non-standard). The end-use EUIs were then adjusted to account for observed end-use saturations in the population, the effects of price and technological change, and, most importantly, the impacts of the first generation of California building and appliance standards. 9 refs., 46 figs., 60 tabs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; CAIEE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); California Inst. for Energy Efficiency, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 5209536
• Report Number(s): LBL-30401-Pt.1; ON: DE92000668
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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