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An analysis of residential energy consumption in a temperate climate

Description: Electrical energy consumption data have been recorded for several hundred submetered residential structures in Middle Tennessee. All houses were constructed with a common energy package.'' Specifically, daily cooling usage data have been collected for 130 houses for the 1985 and 1986 cooling seasons, and monthly heating usage data for 186 houses have been recorded by occupant participation over a seven-year period. Cooling data have been analyzed using an SPSSx multiple regression analysis and … more
Date: June 1, 1987
Creator: Clark, Y.Y. & Vincent, W.
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Residential and commercial space heating and cooling with possible greenhouse operation; Baca Grande development, San Luis Valley, Colorado. Final report

Description: A feasibility study was performed to evaluate the potential of multipurpose applications of moderate-temperature geothermal waters in the vicinity of the Baca Grande community development in the San Luis Valley, Colorado. The project resource assessment, based on a thorough review of existing data, indicates that a substantial resource likely exists in the Baca Grande region capable of supporting residential and light industrial activity. Engineering designs were developed for geothermal distri… more
Date: May 1, 1980
Creator: Goering, S.W.; Garing, K.L.; Coury, G.E. & Fritzler, E.A.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An analysis of residential energy consumption in a temperate climate

Description: Electrical energy consumption data have been recorded for several hundred submetered residential structures in Middle Tennessee. All houses were constructed with a common energy package.'' Specifically, daily cooling usage data have been collected for 130 houses for the 1985 and 1986 cooling seasons, and monthly heating usage data for 186 houses have been recorded by occupant participation over a seven-year period. Cooling data have been analyzed using an SPSSx multiple regression analysis and … more
Date: June 1, 1987
Creator: Clark, Y.Y. & Vincent, W.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Code manual for passive solar design single family residential construction

Description: General information is presented on types of passive solar techniques and a method for estimating passive solar performance. Important codes and standards are described, each description listing the items in the code which could have a potential impact on a passive solar design and analyzing the effect of the code on the use of such techniques. State and local codes and code agencies are summarized. The local summary contains the name of a contact in the enforcement agency to whom specific ques… more
Date: August 1, 1979
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Intermediate photovoltaic system application experiment operational performance report. Volume 5 for Lovington Square Shopping Center, Lovington, NM

Description: For the months of September and October, 1981, operational performance data are presented for a photovoltaic power system at a New Mexico shopping center. The electrical energy yield, incident solar energy, and efficiency of the solar cell array are given, including daily and monthly energy yield and insolation and efficiency, and energy yield as a function of power level, voltage, cell temperature, and hour of the day. Data are presented for two power conditioning units, including power condit… more
Date: December 1, 1981
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Intermediate photovoltaic system application experiment operational performance report. Volume 7, for Newman Power Station, El Paso, TX

Description: Performance data are given for the month of December, 1981 for a photovoltaic power supply at a Texas power station. Data include: monthly and daily electric energy produced; monthly and daily solar energy received; monthly and daily array efficiency; plots of energy produced as a function of power level, voltage, cell temperature, and hour of the day; monthly and daily electrical energy supplied by the photovoltaic system to the load; daily system availability; monthly and hourly insolation; m… more
Date: January 1, 1982
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Large climate-moderating envelopes for enclosed structures: a preliminary evaluation of energy conservation potential

Description: An investigation was made of the basic impacts of putting a large secondary enclosure around a number of functions and thereby creating a Large Climate Moderating Envelope (LCME). This study is a preliminary estimate of the energy conservation benefits of an LCME. A hypothetical LMCE design was chosen and a coupled fluid dynamic and energy transport analysis was performed to estimate the energy conservation potential of this design. The heat transfer models included insolation, outside air temp… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Wendt, R. L.; Giles, G. E. & Park, J. E.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Performance of active solar space-heating systems, 1980-1981 heating season

Description: Data are provided on 32 solar heating sites in the National Solar Data Network (NSDN). Of these, comprehensive data are included for 14 sites which cover a range of system types and solar applications. A brief description of the remaining sites is included along with system problems experienced which prevented comprehensive seasonal analyses. Tables and discussions of individual site parameters such as collector areas, storage tank sizes, manufacturers, building dimensions, etc. are provided. T… more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Welch, K.; Kendall, P.; Pakkala, P. & Cramer, M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of heat pump efficiencies using groundwater and/or ground coil in the Gulf Coast region. Final report

Description: This project examines the energy efficiencies of five different water source heat pump systems. This is further supported by an experimental effort in which an existing residence is retrofitted with a heat pump and other energy sources: well water as a heat source/sink, vertical geothermal well as heat source/heat sink/storage, horizontal buried metal and plastic ground coils to use as heat source/heat sink, and a solar assist system. The energy elements are operated individually and in combina… more
Date: August 1, 1982
Creator: Mei, H.T.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of residential-conservation-survey methodology for the US Air Force. Interim report. Task two

Description: A US Air Force (USAF) Residential Energy Conservation Methodology was developed to compare USAF needs and available data to the procedures of the Residential Conservation Service (RCS) program as developed for general use by utility companies serving civilian customers. Attention was given to the data implications related to group housing, climatic data requirements, life-cycle cost analysis, energy saving modifications beyond those covered by RCS, and methods for utilizing existing energy cons… more
Date: November 13, 1981
Creator: Abrams, D. W.; Hartman, T. L. & Lau, A. S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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District heating and cooling systems for communities through power plant retrofit and distribution networks. Phase 1: identificaion and assessment. Final report

Description: Appendix A, Utility Plant Characteristics, contains information describing the characteristics of seven utility plants that were considered during the final site selection process. The plants are: Valley Electric Generating Plant, downtown Milwaukee; Manitowoc Electric Generating Plant, downtown Manitowoc; Blount Street Electric Generating Plant, downtown Madison; Pulliam Electric Generating Plant, downtown Green Bay; Edgewater Electric Generating Plant, downtown Sheboygan; Rock River Electric … more
Date: September 1, 1979
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geothermal Development Plan: Maricopa County

Description: Maricopa county is the area of Arizona receiving top priority since it contains over half of the state's population. The county is located entirely within the Basin and Range physiographic region in which geothermal resources are known to occur. Several approaches were taken to match potential users to geothermal resources. One approach involved matching some of the largest facilities in the county to nearby geothermal resources. Other approaches involved identifying industrial processes whose … more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: White, Don H.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Maine State Planning Office, 1990--1991 heating season home heating fuels price survey

Description: The 1990--1991 heating season was the first time in Maine that the Home Heating Fuels Survey was conducted for the United States Department of Energy by the Maine State Planning Office. This season also marked the first time that dealers were surveyed for a price for propane. Under a late agreement, the State of Maine was picked up by the regional survey of the Energy Information Agency in the beginning of October. This accounted for the weekly survey of the traditional participants in the Stat… more
Date: January 1, 1991
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Regional analysis of ground and above-ground climate

Description: The regional suitability of underground construction as a climate control technique is discussed with reference to (1) a bioclimatic analysis of long-term weather data for 29 locations in the United States to determine appropriate above ground climate control techniques, (2) a data base of synthesized ground temperatures for the coterminous United States, and (3) monthly dew point ground temperature comparisons for identifying the relative likelihood of condensation from one region to another. … more
Date: December 1, 1981
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mapping the energy saving potential of passive heating combined with conservation

Description: A procedure is presented for estimating the energy savings potential of combining conservation and passive solar strategies to reduce building heating. General scaling laws are used for costs and the resulting continuous equations are evaluated to find the least life-cycle cost strategy. Results are mapped for the US.
Date: January 1, 1985
Creator: Balcomb, J. D.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Intermediate photovoltaic system application experiment operational performance report. Volume 4, for Beverly High School, Beverly, MA

Description: Performance data are presented for the months of November and December, 1981 for a photovoltaic power supply at a Massachusetts school building. The data include: monthly and daily electrical energy produced; monthly and daily solar energy received; monthly and daily array efficiency; energy produced as a function of power level, voltage, cell temperature, and hour of the day; input, output, and efficiency of two power conditioner units and for the total power conditioning system; energy suppli… more
Date: January 1, 1982
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Simple procedure for schematic design of passive solar buildings

Description: A simple procedure for use during the schematic phase of passive solar building design is presented in this article. The procedure is quantitative and accurate enough to insure that designs based on the provided starting point values of the primary building parameters will be cost effective.
Date: January 1, 1984
Creator: Wray, W.O. & Kosiewicz, C.E.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Solar availability for winter space heating: an analysis of the calendar period 1953-1975

Description: Solar availability for space heating has been determined from an analysis of SOLMET data tapes for eight US sites. The tapes contain hourly readings of insolation and ambient temperature for the period 1953-1975. Scatter-diagrams of insolation versus heating degree-days, compiled on a daily basis, indicate a wide variation in insolation levels, even during periods of coldest weather. For seven of the eight sites, the peak-day backup energy required by a solar space heating system exceeded 85% o… more
Date: April 1, 1979
Creator: Asbury, J.G.; Maslowski, C. & Mueller, R.O.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Data report for the Southwest Residential Experiment Station, November 1981

Description: The Southwest Residential Experiment Station (SW RES) is operated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Physical performance data obtained from the photovoltaic energy systems under test at the SW RES for the month of November 1981, are tabulated.
Date: December 18, 1981
Creator: Lieberman, M.; Hai, O.Y.; Hocking, G. & Whitaker, C.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of costs and scarce fuel savings associated with nine Eastern and North Central center city conversions to a district energy system

Description: This study considers the major urbanized areas of nine US cities to arrive at rough estimates of costs required to retrofit them with district energy systems (DES). Only those costs associated with heating and hot water are addressed here. Demand estimates and energy-supply analyses are made, and component capital costs are estimated to arrive at annualized system costs. Finally, a comparison of alternative energy-delivery options is made, and estimates of scarce-fuel savings are derived. 49 re… more
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Davis, A. A.; Santini, D. J.; Marder, S. M. & Bernow, S. S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Simulation and analysis of district-heating and -cooling systems

Description: A computer simulation model, GEOCITY, was developed to study the design and economics of district heating and cooling systems. GEOCITY calculates the cost of district heating based on climate, population, energy source, and financing conditions. The principal input variables are minimum temperature, heating degree-days, population size and density, energy supply temperature and distance from load center, and the interest rate. For district cooling, maximum temperature and cooling degree-hours a… more
Date: March 1, 1983
Creator: Bloomster, C.H. & Fassbender, L.L.
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Jersey City energy conservation demonstration program. Final report

Description: The Aerospace Corporation, the City Government, and the Board of Education of Jersey City have conducted a group of energy-conservation experiments to explore a number of conservation techniques believed to offer quick payback and to be of wide applicability. Experiments include the updating and/or rehabilitation of the energy-consuming features of old buildings and installation of devices designed to minimize energy losses caused by human error or laxity. Specific examples include: upgrading o… more
Date: August 1, 1978
Creator: Newbold, R.F.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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New Mexico State University campus geothermal demonstration project: an engineering construction design and economic evaluation. Final technical report, February 25, 1980-April 24, 1981

Description: A detailed engineering construction cost estimate and economic evaluation of low temperature geothermal energy application for the New Mexico State University Campus are provided. Included are results from controlled experiments to acquire design data, design calculations and parameters, detailed cost estimates, and a comprehensive cost and benefit analysis. Detailed designs are given for a system using 140 to 145{sup 0}F geothermal water to displace 79 billion Btu per year of natural gas now b… more
Date: July 1, 1981
Creator: Cunniff, R. A.; Ferguson, E. & Archey, J.
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An Analysis of Predicted vs Monitored Space Heat Energy Use in 83 Homes

Description: In 1983 the Northwest Power Planning Council (NWPPC) directed the Bonneville Power Administration to create the Residential Standards Demonstration Program to demonstrate actual construction using the Model Conservation Standards (MCS) and to collect cost and thermal data in residential structures. Much information was gained from that program, and as a consequence, the MCS were reevaluated and updated. A second program, the Residential Construction Demonstration Project was created to further … more
Date: August 1, 1989
Creator: Downey, P. K.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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