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Recently passed California and Federal climate regulations are aiming to curb global warming by reducing the impact of HFC refrigerants. While these regulations will not immediately impact existing refrigeration and HVAC systems, they will have the potential to impact choices for new equipment and retrofits in the coming years. Why Refrigerants? Many refrigerants, including the currently common class of Hydrofluorocarbons …
California Approves Energy Storage Systems to Bolster Grid [ read Bloomberg article » ]Its Electric Grid Under Strain, California Turns to Batteries [ read New York Times article » ] The CPUC recently approved one of the largest utility-scale battery storage installations in the country, in an effort to improve grid resiliency. The approval came in the wake of rolling …
Click to view larger image » On Wednesday July 15th at 11am PT, ERI Principal Eric Noller will join Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Johnson Controls, and other industry partners to present the beta release of the BETTER tool. BETTER is an open-source, web-based tool which converts readily-available monthly energy data into recommended energy efficiency interventions. This live demonstration will include …
In California, a common electrical billing structure is Time-of-Use (TOU) which various the billing rates based on the time of the day, season, and weekends. Starting in November 2020, the CPUC has approved a change to the TOU schedule to adjust for the shift in the CA electrical grid resulting from a change to renewable sources and how consumers utilize …
Retro-commissioning, or RCx, can be an excellent, low-cost way to improve building energy efficiency, by improving the operation of existing equipment. However, energy savings don’t mean much if they don’t persist. Numerous factors including comfort complaints, occupancy changes, or even standard equipment maintenance, can reduce the persistence of RCx measures. Studies have found that RCx energy savings can decrease anywhere …
The Bay Area’s Tri Delta transit is making the switch to electric busses, with the help of some novel technology. Fleet charging startup, Amply, is working with Tri Delta to reduce electricity use while expanding their electric fleet. Amply’s system is able to actively manage vehicle charging, minimizing demand and time-of-use rate charges. The active management is especially important to …
