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Plug Loads: Proposal for Provisional Deeming of Smart Strips

Plug Loads: Proposal for Provisional Deeming of Smart Strips. Ottie Nabors April 07, 2009 Regional Technical Forum Meeting. Gregg Hardy CE Consultant. PURPOSE. RTF “Provisionally Deem” Smart Strips for a 3 –year pilot. Agenda. Background for RTF members on the nature of standby loads.

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Plug Loads: Proposal for Provisional Deeming of Smart Strips

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  1. Plug Loads: Proposal for Provisional Deeming of Smart Strips Ottie Nabors April 07, 2009 Regional Technical Forum Meeting Gregg Hardy CE Consultant

  2. PURPOSE • RTF “Provisionally Deem” Smart Strips for a 3 –year pilot

  3. Agenda • Background for RTF members on the nature of standby loads. • RTF approval of provisional deemed savings to encourage participation in the pilots • ETO has evaluation project on drawing board • BPA, NEEA, Ecos develop and run pilot

  4. Size of the Problem • Rough estimates based using shares from limited metered studies and estimates

  5. And Growing Commercial Residential PC & Related TV & STB Office Equip (non-PC) Office Equip (non-PC) Other (e.g. hi-fi, DVD, printers, other small electric devices) Other (e.g. ATMs, telecom, medical & service station equip. ) Plug Load Office Equip (PC) Office Equip (PC) Plug Load Source: U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 2009 Early Release

  6. Part of The Solution: Smart Plug Strips • Reduces plug load by eliminating “idle”, “phantom” or “vampire” current from electronic devices. • Can be used anywhere a regular power strip is used. Most commonly used in home and office workstations and home entertainment systems. • Manufactured by: USA Technologies, The Watt Stopper Inc., BITS Limited, Belkin, APC by Scheider Electric, Power Sentry, Beamingsun, Gem, The Advance Group and Monster.

  7. Smart Plug Strips: Sample of What is Available

  8. Plug Load Experience • UK • Residential Smart Strip Savings “deemed” at 113 kWh (Energy Savings Matrix 2007) • In 3-years 2.9 million smart strips furnished by energy suppliers saving 1,993 GWhs (227 aMWs) • Denmark • 1,000,000 smart strips to be delivered in 2009 • West Coast • California various • EWEB • BCHydro • Seattle City Light

  9. Smart strips: Your mileage may vary Source: Ecos Consulting Note: Remote Control Plug Strips Also Save Energy

  10. Smart strips: What is the NW’s Mileage? • Previous studies have established a range of savings estimates • Pilot will define cost effective applications and document savings • Acceptance by end users • Persistence of use, persistence of savings • Impact of new electronics standards on savings • Verification of appliance stock and usage • Need for consumer education

  11. Smart Strips Cost Effective • TRC Using ProCost (255i): B/C = 1.0 to 1.1 • Incremental Cost = $20 • Measure Life = 4 years (conservative) • Annual Savings = 90 to 115 kWh • Assumptions are “best guess” based on available studies • Best guess not good enough; that’s why the pilot

  12. Pilot Concept • 3-Year Pilot Period • Recruit • Manufactures/Retailers • Utilities for education and placement • Develop evaluation sampling plan • Recruit commercial and residential users • Meter and measure to evaluate savings • Survey to understand acceptance and persistency • Develop understanding of NW market in order to design programs for utilities (BPA) and market transformation (NEEA) • Bring back to RTF for deeming

  13. Prototype Standby Saver

  14. Proposal • RTF “provisionally deem” measure savings • 90 kWh for residential • 115kWh for commercial • 3-year sunset period or revisit per RTF direction

  15. ” It’s time to cut those ‘vampire’ loads down to size!” Do As Buffy Says:

  16. Thank You!

  17. References on Standby Loads • Ecos Consulting; “Field Report: Energy Use of Plug Load Device in California Homes”, October 2006 • http://www.efficientproducts.org/reports/plugload/Plug_Loads_CA_Field_Research_Report_Ecos_2006.pdf • Ecos Consulting; DRAFT paper for Pier, “Smart Plug Power Strips” (yet to be published) • ESource; “Managing Plug Loads; Laptop and Chargers and Fans, Oh My”, Feb 2009 • http://www.epa.gov/stateply/documents/events/11feb_plugloads.pdf • LBL Study for Pier; “Low Power Mode Energy Consumption in California Homes” , September 2008. • http://www.energy.ca.gov/2008publications/CEC-500-2008-035/CEC-500-2008-035.PDF • LBL Study; “After-hours Power Status of Office Equipment and Inventory of Miscellaneous Plug-Load Equipment”, Jan 2004 • http://enduse.lbl.gov/Info/LBNL-53729.pdf • BNXS15: Standby power consumption – domestic appliances Version 1.4 • http://www.mtprog.com/spm/download/document/id/590 • BNXS36: Estimated UK standby electricity consumption in 2006; Version 2.5; updated 24/02/2009. • http://www.mtprog.com/spm/download/document/id/784 • A review of the Energy Efficiency Commitment 2005-2008; OFGEM, 1 August 2008 • http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/Sustainability/Environment/EnergyEff/PrevSchemes/Documents1/Annual%20Report%202008%20Final.pdf • Carbon Emission Reduction Target (CERT) carbon reduction matrix • http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/Sustainability/Environment/EnergyEff/InfProjMngrs/Documents1/Carbon%20Reduction%20Matrix.xls • Energy saving matrix (2007) • http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/Sustainability/Environment/EnergyEff/Documents1/Energy%20saving%20matrix.xls

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