PRISM: a conservation scorekeeping method applied to electrically heated houses. Final report

Technical Report · Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6306255

Fels, M F; Socolow, R H; Rachlin, J N; Stram, D O

Five studies test the reliability of the Princeton scorekeeping method (PRISM) for monitoring savings in electrically heated homes. The method features an index of annual consumption that compensates automatically for changes in the weather and in the length of utility billing cycles. Meter readings from electric utilities in three different regions provide the data base for testing. The studies explore the following topics: (1) the performance of the scorekeeping method for houses with various combinations of electric heating and/or cooling needs; (2) the possible distortion of model results for houses using electric heat-pump systems; (3) the effect of seasonal appliance use on the heating vs. non-heating separation implied by the model; (4) the stability of the model results against changes in the amount of billing data available; and (5) the impact of supplement fuel use on scorekeeping.

• Research Organization: Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). School of Engineering and Applied Science
• OSTI ID: 6306255
• Report Number(s): EPRI-EM-4358; ON: TI86920116
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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ENERGY CONSUMPTION
DEGREE DAYS
ELECTRIC HEATING
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ENERGY MANAGEMENT
ENERGY MODELS
HEAT PUMPS
WEATHERIZATION
BUILDINGS
HEATING
MANAGEMENT
320101* - Energy Conservation
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