Opportunities for utility involvement with solar domestic hot water

Conference · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:5248752

Carlisle, N; Christensen, C ^[1]; Barrett, L ^[2]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
2. Barrett Consulting Associates, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (United States)

Solar water heating is one of a number of options that can be considered under utility demand-side management (DSM) programs. Utilities perceive a range of potential benefits for solar water heating in terms of customer service, energy conservation, load management, environmental enhancement, and public relations. The solar industry may benefit from utility marketing efforts, economies of scale, added credibility, financing options, and long-term maintenance arrangements. This paper covers three topics: (1) the energy and demand impacts of solar water heating on utility load profiles based on the results of four studies in the literature, (2) the results of workshops sponsored by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to identify key issues faced by utilities in considering residential solar water heating as a DSM option, (3) several current or planned utility programs to promote solar water heating. 7 refs.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States); Barrett Consulting Associates, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 5248752
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-432-4799; CONF-920678--3; ON: DE92010565
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140907* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Water Heating
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
296000 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Electric Power
DEMAND FACTORS
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
EVALUATION
HEATING
LOAD MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
OFF-PEAK POWER
POWER
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATING
WATER HEATING