Regional Adaptation of Results : the Transferability Study : Final Report. [Hood River Conservation Project]

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5909719

French, Susan

This analysis is presented as a tool to enable researchers to use Hood River Conservation Project data and results for conservation project planning or estimation of savings potential in their own areas. All relevant data bases will be available through the Bonneville data archive as of 1987. The purpose of this analysis was to gauge the extent to which the community of Hood River, Oregon, is comparable to the rest of the Pacific Northwest Region and, with available data bases, to provide tools for more complete modeling of the region using Project data. Four survey data bases, 1980 US Census, Hood River Baseline Survey, Hood River End-use Survey, and the Pacific Northwest Residential Energy Survey (PNWRES), were compared and developed on three ''levels'' and in a separate kiloWatt-hour (kWh) analysis. The Project was designed to analyze the conservation retrofit potential of a community as a whole, in addition to collecting detailed information from an extensively monitored end-use sample. The Project differed from conventional weatherization programs in three ways. First, all cost-effective measures were provided virtually free of cost to all electrically heated households in the study area. Second, super levels of cost-effective weatherization measures, including R-49 insulation in ceilings, R-38 in floors and triple-pane windows, were offered to participants. Third, the Project's focus was research. This research assessed the extent to which residential conservation is a workable energy resource for the future.

• Research Organization: Pacific Power and Light Co., Portland, OR (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Bonneville Power Administration
• DOE Contract Number: AC79-83BP11287
• OSTI ID: 5909719
• Report Number(s): DOE/BP-11287-2; ON: DE88001383
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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