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Baseload Basics Nathan R. Yehle Senior Program Coordinator Honeywell Utility Solutions 2012 Low Income Forum on Energy Conference Honeywell.com Session Outline What is Baseload? How do you calculate it? Why is it useful to

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Baseload Basics

Nathan R. Yehle Senior Program Coordinator Honeywell Utility Solutions 2012 Low Income Forum on Energy Conference

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Session Outline

  • What is Baseload?
  • How do you calculate it?
  • Why is it useful to your customer?
  • Common Baseload problems & solutions.
  • Example Customer Interview.
  • Questions.
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What is Baseload?

Baseload Electrical Use:

  • The amount of electricity that is consumed by a

building to meet the minimum demands of occupying that building.

  • This does not account for seasonal heating and

cooling related needs. There is a difference between Electrical Baseload and Gas Baseload

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Examples of Baseload contributors

  • Lighting
  • Refrigeration
  • Medical equipment
  • Entertainment equipment
  • Domestic hot water
  • Cooking
  • Laundry
  • Aquariums
  • Waterbeds
  • Well pumps, etc.
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Examples of what is NOT Baseload

  • Air conditioning
  • Space heat
  • Seasonal Lighting
  • Heat tape
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How do you calculate Baseload?

  • Need the customer’s usage data
  • Take an average of the lowest three

months of electrical use

  • This will show how much energy is used

regardless of external climate factors

  • It is also a good indicator of client lifestyle
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Calculating Baseload

  • Example 1: My Place
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Calculating Baseload

  • Using the 3 month of lowest electrical use we can

determine the Baseload of the building.

– 378, 395, 399 monthly kWh. – 390 monthly kWh average.

The Baseload of this building is 390 kWh’s a month.

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Calculating Baseload

  • Example 2: Empower NY Customer

This customer has very high electrical usage, but many estimated readings. *In this instance October, March, and June are Baseload Months. 1112, 1088, 861 average for a Baseload of 1020 monthly kWh.

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Use of Baseload Analysis in the Home

  • What’s going on in this home?
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What’s going on in this home?

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What’s going on in this home?

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What’s going on in this home?

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How do I use this with my customers?

  • Make sure you have access to their

usage, and show them areas where they are using more energy than usual.

  • This shows the real costs of their actions.
  • Analysis of their Baseload could identify

real key areas for you to target to help lower their energy costs.

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How can this help me close more jobs?

  • You differentiate yourself from other

contractors as a “Better Expert”.

  • People are willing to pay for a higher

quality service.

  • A home with a high Baseload may benefit

more from electrical reduction measures than typical shell measures.

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Common Baseload problems & solutions.

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Lighting

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Lighting

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Lighting

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Lighting

  • Install Compact Fluorescent or LED

Lights where ever possible.

  • Make use of sensors, timers, and other
  • ccupancy based devices.
  • Talk about changing their behaviors and

adopting task lighting rather than whole room lighting.

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Refrigeration

Keeping food cold is, on average, the single biggest contributor to Baseload usage.

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Refrigeration

  • How can you tell if it’s using too much energy?
  • Get a watt meter!
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Refrigeration

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Refrigeration

  • Replace with Energy Star appliances.
  • Unplug ‘unused’ fridges or freezers.
  • Consolidate into as few appliances as

possible.

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Electric Water Heat

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Electric Water Heat

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Electric Water Heat

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Electric Water Heat

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Electric Water Heat

  • Turn the temperature down!
  • Water control measures; Aerators,

Showerheads.

  • Hot water pipe & tank insulation.
  • Fuel conversion if natural gas is available.
  • Hybrid water heater if

applicable

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Laundry

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Laundry

  • Wash in cold water.
  • Wash full loads.
  • Use an extra spin cycle.
  • Hang wet clothes on a line to dry.
  • Consider a front loading washer.
  • Consider a dryer with a moisture sensor.
  • Consider a dryer fuel conversion if the

appliance is electric and there is natural gas available.

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Phantom Load (Plug load, Ghost load)

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Phantom Load

  • The electricity that is consumed by

standby losses from electrical devices while they are not in use.

  • Accounts for about 6-8% of all electrical

use.

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Examples of Phantom Load

  • Microwave
  • Coffee maker
  • Kitchen Aid mixer
  • Aquariums
  • Waterbeds/ Hot Tubs
  • Toaster Oven
  • Cell phone chargers
  • Computer equipment
  • TVs (when off)
  • Stereo systems
  • Gaming Consoles
  • Battery packs
  • Charging stations
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Waterbed Mattresses Average monthly electrical cost of $19.54 (or $240 a year…to sleep.)

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Aquariums

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Aquariums

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Aquariums

  • Nate’s Guilty Pleasure

= 139 watts an Hour

  • Hours in a year (24x356)

= 8760 Hours

  • Watts x Hours (8760x139)

= 1217640 Wh

  • Converted into kWh (/1000)

= 1217.64 kWh

  • Annual Cost @ $0.15 per kWh

= $182.64

  • Monthly Cost

= $15.22

  • What?!
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Aquariums

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Other Appliances

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Other Appliances

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Other Appliances

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Other Appliances

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Gaming Systems

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Gaming Systems

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Gaming Systems

  • Playstation 3 uses on average 197 watts

while in use, 181 watts while idle.

  • Xbox 360 uses on average 176 watts

while in use, 150 watts in system idle

  • Both systems draw 17 watts while off.
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Smart Strips!

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Gaming Consoles

  • 18 watts max
  • In all modes
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Example Customer Interview

  • Ask lots of Questions
  • Try to have the customer paint a

picture of the typical day

  • Do a walk through of the home
  • Ask about lifestyle patterns
  • Offer real solutions they can do on

their own or as part of a larger workscope.

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Assist your customer in taking action

  • Encourage simple lifestyle changes that will

make a difference.

  • Lower the energy burden and put more money

in their pockets.

  • Partner with the home to achieve your goals.
  • Be their guide, not their savior.
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Myth: Baseload isn’t important or profitable.

  • It is absolutely profitable in the right

applications.

  • It’s not comprehensive unless you talk about

Baseload.

  • A third of a home’s energy use is typically

related to appliances.

  • Indirect benefits from word of mouth referrals.
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It’s about more than just money.

85% of the electricity in the US is produced by burning coal, which is most often procured by mountaintop removal.

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It’s about more than just money.

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It’s about more than just money.

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It’s about more than just money.

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Questions?