Using three-parameter models to evaluate the Good Cents program in College Station, Texas /
Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) refers to a comprehensive
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) refers to a comprehensive strategy adopted by many utility companies that addresses both the supply and demand of energy. Activities that focus on the demand for energy are called Demand Side Management (DSM). This study is an evaluation of a DSM program sponsored by College Station, Texas, called the Good Cents TM Program. The Good Cents Program is designed to encourage builders to build more energy-efficient homes. One difficulty with evaluating this type of program is that energy use not related to outdoor air temperature introduces a large amount of unexplained variability into total energy use. This study uses a statistical method that separates energy related to outdoor temperature from energy not related to outdoor temperature. Three-parameter models have proven to be very useful in modeling residential energy use. This study uses parameter estimates of three-parameter models to compare a treatment group of Good Cents houses to a control group of non-Good Cents houses. Parameters used are cooling slope, heating slope, and Normalized Annual Consumption (NAC). In addition, independent variables are regressed against the cooling and heating slopes to determine which variables correlate to energy efficiency. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Architecture". |
| Physical Description: | vii, 106 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. + 1 computer disk. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilms Inc. |
| Format: | System requirements for accompanying disk: IBM PC. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: pages 56-59. |