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Energy Efficiency
From the Lab to the Customer

Presented by: Nancy Jenkins

Presented to: Santa Barbara Energy Efficiency Summit
May 21, 2009
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Energy Efficiency
From the Lab to the Customer

1.  Enabling Legislation

2.  Technology Diffusion Curve
3.  Public Purpose Program Coordination - The Way It Works
4.  Research and Development
5.  IOU Assessments and Case Studies
6.  What the Customer Sees
7.  Perfect Storm
8.  Example 1 – Emerging Energy Efficiency Technology
9.  Example 2 – Codes and Standards
10.  Example 3 – Emerging DR Technology
11.  Conclusions
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Enabling Legislation
•  1977 – Warren Alquist Act
–  Created Energy Commission and authorizes them to them to
develop and update building energy efficiency standards
–  First residential and nonresidential standards developed in
1978, updated approx every 3 years.
•  1996 – AB 1890 - Electricity Research
–  Assigns responsibility for administering the Public Interest
Energy Research program to the CEC. Funded at $62.5M/Yr
•  1996 – AB 1890 – Energy Efficiency Programs
–  Assigns responsibility for administering energy efficiency
programs to the CA IOUs. Originally funded at $228M/Yr. Has
now increased to over $1B/yr (filed).
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Technology Diffusion Curve

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Public Purpose Program Coordination

PIER Technology
Development

IOU ET
Assessments
• Title 24/T-20
Standards (CEC)
Industry Technology
Development • Customer Programs
IOU Codes and Incentives
and Stds (IOUs)
CASE Studies
and Support
PIER Codes
and Standards
Research

Assessments What the

and CASE Customer Sees
Research
Studies
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Research and Development

•  PIER – Technology Development
–  Applications focus
–  Partnering with industry during development
–  Vetting with IOUs and Customers
–  Industry Alliances
•  Ex – California Lighting Technology Center
–  Board comprised of industry, CEC, IOUs
–  Industry representation brings market perspective, manufacturing
issues, business challenges, constraints

•  Industry
–  Some proprietary research, competitive market
–  Some cross industry issues in public domain
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Research and Development - continued

•  PIER – Codes and Standards Research
–  Several Drivers Influence Research Focus
•  PIER technology research
–  Fault detection and diagnostics, load shed ballasts, lighting systems
that lower LPDs, attic/duct models, cool roofs
•  Code enhancement recommendations from current cycle that
require additional research to refine
•  Feedback from 3rd floor
•  Addressing compliance/enforcement barriers
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IOU ET Assessments / Codes and Stds Support

•  IOU Emerging Technology Assessments
–  Scope driven by:
•  Technologies coming out of research stream that show promise as
customer programs but need further validation
–  Additional lab testing under specific controlled conditions
–  Performance validation under real life conditions
–  Parametric computer runs to simulate broad applications
–  Identify market barriers
–  Viability as customer program
–  Customer acceptability (affordability, functionality, ease of use)

•  IOU Codes and Standards Support

–  CASE studies to validate/strengthen codes and standards
–  Compliance enhancement (improve compliance levels)
•  Training and process improvement
–  Support the adoption of Reach Codes in coordination with CEC
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What the Customer Sees

•  Title 24 Standards updated approx
every 3 years
–  Rigorous behind the scenes
modeling and testing for cost
• Title 24/T-20
effectiveness, savings potential,
Standards (CEC)
field issues
•  IOU services to promote codes
• Customer Programs understanding and compliance
and Incentives •  Statewide coordination to provide
(IOUs) customer incentives for EE
technologies
•  IOU services to help customers
implement EE
•  IOU services to help customers
understand and leverage both
price responsive and emergency
responsive DR opportunities
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A Perfect Storm
•  Technologies are developed by PIER, DOE,
Industry, others
•  Over time, with the commitment and vision of
individuals, communication between groups has
increased
•  Statewide Codes and Standards Meetings
•  Meetings quarterly between IOUs and CEC to share latest
CASE study findings and emerging needs/issues
•  Statewide Emerging Technology Meetings
•  Meetings quarterly - participation from all IOUs and the
CEC
•  ET opportunities vetted and statewide leveraging
opportunities identified
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Example 1 – Emerging EE Technology

•  Bi-Level Stairway/Area
Lighting
–  PIER researched lighting devices
which are dimmed during
unoccupied periods
•  Exhaust Hoods – Demand
Controlled Ventilation
–  PIER researched technology to Bi-level Lighting Area Lighting
modulate the exhaust fan on
kitchen hoods to match the
effluent/temp rise

•  IOUs performed ET assessments on

these technologies under specific field Demand
conditions and determined viability as Controlled
a customer offering Ventilation
•  These technologies are now qualified
for utility incentives
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Example 2 – Codes and Standards

Cool Roofs
  PIER developed new duct/attic models
to accurately model interactions
between roof/attic elements and the
thermal effects on the home’s
conditioned space

  PIER tested cool roof pigment

compositions to advance cool roof
products

  IOUs performed CASE studies and

computer simulations under various
field conditions to determine viability

  CEC Standards now include specific Picture courtesy Hydro-

cool roof requirements/credits for both Stop, Inc.
nonresidential and residential buildings
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Example 3 – Emerging DR Technology

Programmable Communicating
Thermostats
  PIER tested the functionality of PCTs

  IOUs further tested and evaluated

communication protocols and
applications for both emergency and
price responsive events

  PCTs will be a key tool customers can

use to have connectivity to the utility
once smart meters are in place
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Conclusions
•  Enabling legislation created the right functions

•  Over time, through the hard work and vision of

dedicated individuals, California’s public goods
programs are talking to each other. There is a
convergence of separately funded but related activities

•  California is pulling together multiple resources and

programs to create a highly leveraged public goods
train in energy efficiency, driving in one direction