High-Efficiency Rooftop Air Conditioners: Small Commercial ACs Could Add Up to Big Energy Savings

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 2003 · Energy Engineering

OSTI ID:860100

Hollomon, J Bradford; Gilbride, Theresa L

This paper describes a technology procurement conducted by DOE, PNNL, and the Defense Logistics Agency to increase the availability of energy-efficient, packaged, unitary ''rooftop'' air conditioners. The procurement encourages air conditioner manufacturers to produce equipment that exceeds federal energy efficiency standards by at least 25 percent at a lower first cost. Program developers have also sought to aggregate market demand by organizing groups of large-volume buyers of air conditioning equipment. A Cost Estimator tool developed by PNNL to help consumers determine the cost effectiveness, based on local climate conditions, of purchasing energy efficient air conditioners for their own facilities is also described.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 860100
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-36374; EENGDO; BT0303000; TRN: US200523%%205
• Journal Information: Energy Engineering, Vol. 100, Issue 3; ISSN 0199-8595
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
AIR CONDITIONERS
AIR CONDITIONING
AVAILABILITY
CLIMATES
ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS
MANUFACTURERS
MARKET
MARKETERS
ORGANIZING
PROCUREMENT
Unitary air conditioners
market transformation
energy conservation
Defense Logistics Agency
DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Federal Energy Management Program
FEMP