Residential off-peak storage cooling and the summer peaking utility

Journal Article · Thu Apr 26 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Public Util. Fortn.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6264375

Schuh, J C

This article discusses the technical and economic feasibility of storing energy for cooling in the residential sector. A typical storage unit makes ice during off-peak hours and circulates chilled water or antifreeze through coils in the duct work during the daytime hours, conditioning the air in the residence. A typical single-family residence in northern New Jersey, chosen for the economic analysis, requires approximately 3 tons of central air conditionin and consumes 2,970 kWh during a cooling season. Therefore, a 30-ton-hour unit was selected as appropriate for this analysis. The energy cost incentive for a customer to install such a storage system would not be directly related to rate levels, but rather to the difference between the price of electricity purchased under the storage rate and the alternative nonstorage rate. Using that energy cost differential, an analysis was performed that shows the required initial cost to yield an equivalent payback in present-worth terms for various years. The results show that the cooling storage equipment is presently in a poor position to compete for the homeowner's purchasing dollar. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 6264375
• Journal Information: Public Util. Fortn.; (United States), Journal Name: Public Util. Fortn.; (United States) Vol. 103:9; ISSN PUFNA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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25 ENERGY STORAGE
250000 -- Energy Storage
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320101 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
AIR CONDITIONING
BUILDINGS
CAPITAL
COOLING SYSTEMS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY STORAGE
ICE
INFLATION
MAINTENANCE
OFF-PEAK ENERGY STORAGE
PAYBACK PERIOD
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
STORAGE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT