Audit predictions of commercial lighting and plug loads

Conference · Mon May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5979448

Pratt, R. G.

Energy audits may be conducted at low or no cost to point our cost-effective conservation measures that could be adopted by the building owners. Alternatively, evaluating of the level of conservation measures that should be installed at utility expense. The energy and peak load savings resulting from audit programs are influenced by both the rate of adoption and the installed effectiveness of conservation measures recommended by audits. The accuracy of savings predicted by the audits has long been in question, and affects both the rate of adoption (via ''word-of-mouth'' and media communication of customer satisfaction) as well as the actual benefits to the utility for installed measures. Hence, assessing the accuracy of the audits is an essential element in the implementation and evaluation of effective audit programs designed to utilize the conservation resource. This paper presents an end-use view of audit accuracy for lighting and plug loads. Other analysis of the data from the overall building point of view has been conducted elsewhere. 3 refs., 8 figs., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5979448
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-16592; CONF-8905177-1; ON: DE89014456
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320106* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Equipment-- (1987-)
APPLIANCES
AUDITS
BUILDINGS
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
ENERGY AUDITS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY SYSTEMS
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
LOAD ANALYSIS