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1 online resource (16 pages) : illustrations. |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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NREL/CP ; 5500-77417 |
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Conference paper (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 5500-77417.
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"October 2020." |
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"Presented at the ACEEE 2020 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 17-21, 2020"--Cover. |
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In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-16). |
| Funding |
This work was authored... by the National Renewal Energy Laboratory, operated by Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy. Support for the work...provided by the California Energy Commission DE-AC36-08GO28308 LGC-16-005 |
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (NREL, viewed March 17, 2023). |
| Summary |
This project explored an innovative modeling approach for assessing the energy efficiency potential of the existing low-income Oceano neighborhood, in unincorporated San Luis Obispo County, and its effects on renewable generation requirements for achieving zero net energy (ZNE). One particular challenge faced was ascertaining the technical energy savings potential across a large neighborhood in a timely manner. The project overcame this challenge through the use of the URBANopt simulation platform, developed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. URBANopt manages the automated model creation, simulation, and result aggregation for different design scenarios of existing or candidate buildings in a large neighborhood. Customized energy efficiency packages considered for the residential and commercial sector in the neighborhood included lighting, HVAC, plug load, water heating, envelope, and energy education measures. As a result of the analysis for the Oceano community, energy efficiency measures that are available through incentive programs may provide a 7.4% reduction in the required distributed energy resource (DER) size, corresponding to a 25,000 ft2 decrease in PV array area, to achieve ZNE. Through this work, a computational tool was developed and is being leveraged by the County of San Luis Obispo (CoSLO). The tool has enabled the CoSLO staff to perform similar analysis of the technical potential for energy efficiency, and an understanding of the DER asset requirements and potential savings in other communities within the county. |
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Sustainable urban development -- California -- San Luis Obispo County -- Computer simulation.
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Zero energy buildings -- California -- San Luis Obispo County -- Computer simulation.
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Energy transition -- California -- San Luis Obispo County -- Computer simulation.
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Urbanisme durable -- Californie -- San Luis Obispo (Comté) -- Simulation par ordinateur.
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Transition énergétique -- Californie -- San Luis Obispo (Comté) -- Simulation par ordinateur.
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California -- San Luis Obispo County
https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJd3JTpT7qxQGDyywVTj4q
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| Indexed Term |
building energy modeling |
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buildings |
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community energy modeling |
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district energy modeling |
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EnergyPlus |
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OpenStudio |
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URBANopt |
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technical reports.
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Technical reports
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Technical reports.
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Rapports techniques.
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| Added Author |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), issuing body.
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| Standard No. |
1686131 OSTI ID |
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0000-0002-7738-3658 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0430-P-04 (online) |
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E 9.17:NREL/CP-5500-77417 |
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