LBL residential energy model an improved policy analysis tool

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Energy Syst. Policy; (United States)

OSTI ID:6669036

McMahon, J E

Energy consumption in residences accounts for 20% of total energy and 35% of electricity used in the United States today. Over time, the amount of energy consumed to provide a particular service will change. The mix of fuels consumed also changes; recently, households have increased their electricity consumption and decreased consumption of fossil fuels. For these reasons, an understanding of the components of residential energy consumption is important to utility companies and government policy makers. This article describes the development of the LBL Residential Energy Model to provide improved policy analysis at the end-use level. The major improvements include:representation of recent equipment efficiency trends; new techniques for forecasting future appliance efficiencies and annual appliance replacements; and extension of the model to include heat-pump space-conditioning systems. The resulting forecasts give improved agreement with recently reported energy consumption and provide lower estimates of future energy consumption.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 6669036
• Journal Information: Energy Syst. Policy; (United States), Journal Name: Energy Syst. Policy; (United States) Vol. 10:1; ISSN ESYPB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290100* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Energy Analysis & Modeling
BUILDINGS
DEMAND
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY MODELS
FORECASTING
POWER
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS