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Residential Energy Monitoring (Emerging Technologies) (Report)

By ASHRAE Journal

Release : 2009-06-01

Genre : Engineering, Books, Professional & Technical

Kind : ebook

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In two decades U.S. energy consumption will increase by roughly 40%, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Information Administration. Currently, residential buildings account for about 21% of U.S. energy consumption and 37% of U.S. electricity consumption. (1) TVs and multimedia set-top boxes alone consume 6% of residential electric use. (2) Overall, homeowners do not have a way to identify offending systems and usage patterns that contribute to waste. Addressing these problems, or more appropriately, empowering individuals and institutions to solve them, is attracting increased technological development interest. Attempts to address the issue by informing homeowners of simple remedies that have significant paybacks, such as more insulation, weather-stripping, and installing more efficient appliances have had some results, though many homeowners do not follow through on these recommendations due to upfront costs, perceived difficulty, or lack of time. The homeowners that do follow through usually have no more feedback on the improvement than a utility bill a month later, which usually obscures the benefit of the improvement they made through other energy use factors.

Residential Energy Monitoring (Emerging Technologies) (Report)

By ASHRAE Journal

Release : 2009-06-01

Genre : Engineering, Books, Professional & Technical

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
In two decades U.S. energy consumption will increase by roughly 40%, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Information Administration. Currently, residential buildings account for about 21% of U.S. energy consumption and 37% of U.S. electricity consumption. (1) TVs and multimedia set-top boxes alone consume 6% of residential electric use. (2) Overall, homeowners do not have a way to identify offending systems and usage patterns that contribute to waste. Addressing these problems, or more appropriately, empowering individuals and institutions to solve them, is attracting increased technological development interest. Attempts to address the issue by informing homeowners of simple remedies that have significant paybacks, such as more insulation, weather-stripping, and installing more efficient appliances have had some results, though many homeowners do not follow through on these recommendations due to upfront costs, perceived difficulty, or lack of time. The homeowners that do follow through usually have no more feedback on the improvement than a utility bill a month later, which usually obscures the benefit of the improvement they made through other energy use factors.

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