Setting a new standard - The zero energy home experience in California

Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 61-66

  Keesee, Mike ^a  

^a Sacramento Municipal Utility District   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; COST EFFECTIVE; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; ELECTRIC ENERGIES; ELECTRICITY USE; ENERGY EFFICIENT; INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS; PEAK DEMAND; PEAK ELECTRIC DEMANDS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PV SYSTEM; SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS; SERVICE AREA; SOLAR ELECTRIC SYSTEMS; SOLAR INDUSTRIES; UTILITY BILLS; ZERO ENERGY HOMES;

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SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84870506430     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (7)

1. The PV system's rating is based on the California Energy Commission AC rating for the PV modules and inverter.
2. Chapter 4 is taken from SMUD PV Program 2004 Activity Report, 1/11/2005, pg. 10-13.
3. SMUD's Residential New Construction PV program was initiated in 2001 and utilized the Atlantis Energy Systems, Inc. (AES) SunSlate, a PV roof tile product. The program was suspended in 2003 when general funds dedicated to municipal utility customers from the State of California State were revoked due to the State's budget crisis. Without State funding, SMUD could no longer subsidize the high cost of the AES PV system.
4. SMUD's ReGen program is a research and development program co-funded by the California Energy Commission.
5. SMUD set a new system peak electric demand in 2003 of 2,809 MW on July 23, 2003.
6. A western oriented solar system can produce up to 43% more power during the District's peak period versus a true south-oriented solar system.
7. The Lakeside ZEH model home is a 2,300 square foot, one-story home and was operated as a showroom, not a typical home, suggesting further savings. For example, the thermostat was set at 72° F or lower, all lights, ceiling fans (the home had 5 ceiling fans) and a large video monitor was continuously operating. All these additional loads, especially the lights, add heat loads to the model home, which are not typical of a normal home.