Paper presented at ACEEE 1992 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings.
Paper Dated: June, 1992
By: John Proctor and Ronald Pernick
The program seeks to demonstrate that targeted and aggressive demand-side management (DSM) is a cost-effective and reliable alternative to capital investment in T&D as a means of addressing summer electric peak load growth. The program uses DSM, with an emphasis on service, marketing and quality assurance, as a means to offset demand, and to defer construction of a new planned substation.
This paper discusses the implementation challenges and preliminary findings regarding the largest segment of the MEC Program - the residential retrofit direct installation component. Over a period of three years this aspect of the program will attempt to work on up to 5,000 existing air conditioned homes in the target area.
In the initial 1991 phase, HVAC ductwork and building shells were tested for leakage and repaired using blower door guided techniques. When indicated by on-site evaluation, shading was installed on west facing windows and ceiling insulation was increased. On 175 air conditioners, air flow and refrigerant charge were tested and repaired when necessary.
This paper provides pre-repair and post-repair data on duct leakage, evaporator coil air flow, and refrigerant charge from units completed in the initial stages of implementation. All aspects of the program are discussed, including marketing, impact projections, program management and program modifications.
Also see Program Design , Impact/Process Evaluations and Pilot Programs
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