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Research plan for commercial sector retrofits

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5590189
A plan for a Retrofit Research program at the Department of Energy covering commercial buildings was developed in 1985. The purpose of the plan was to define whether a federal role was justified for retrofit research and, if so, what work should the program cover. Estimates developed as the program has progressed indicate that the technical potential for energy savings in commercial buildings from retrofit measures may be as high as 40% of total sector energy use. This implies a total potential savings of 5 Quads/y or $30 Billion/y. ''Technical'' potential means that simple payback periods are 10 years or less. However, savings for solar or other renewable energy retrofits are typically not included in the estimates. Achievable savings, which means that simple payback periods are 5 years or less, are estimated to be in the range of 20% of total use.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
5590189
Report Number(s):
CONF-860818-2; ON: DE86013273
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English