Comments on: My Top 10 Energy Efficiency Articles and Ideas of 2015 https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/my-top-10-energy-efficiency-articles-and-ideas-of-2015/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Thu, 29 Dec 2022 13:10:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Andrew Henry https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/my-top-10-energy-efficiency-articles-and-ideas-of-2015/#comment-8983 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 08:11:22 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=my-top-10-energy-efficiency-articles-and-ideas-of-2015#comment-8983 Cold Ducks are Tall and
Cold Ducks are Tall and Expensive

Hi Allison,

Thought I’d add this here as I noticed your post on the duck curve is #2.

Duck curves come in different shapes. And it’s the winter peak duck that building science can do a great deal to flatten… turning it from a tall duck with a high and expensive peak into something more easily managed by the grid.

From Bloomberg…

Coldest Weather of Season Sends New York Power Over $1,000

“Cold temperatures across the Northeast are causing higher-than-expected demand for electricity, which generators are struggling to cover,” Ben Chamberlain, a Boston-based power market analyst for Genscape Inc., said in an e-mail. “This has caused high energy prices across much of the Northeast U.S., especially in N.Y. state.”

Spot wholesale power for Manhattan and its four neighboring boroughs spiked by $1,157.88, to average $1,172.75 a megawatt-hour during the hour ended at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, compared with $14.87 during the same hour Monday, grid data compiled by Bloomberg showed.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-05/coldest-weather-of-the-season-sends-new-york-power-over-1-000

]]> By: Mike Collignon https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/my-top-10-energy-efficiency-articles-and-ideas-of-2015/#comment-8981 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:01:37 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=my-top-10-energy-efficiency-articles-and-ideas-of-2015#comment-8981 Allison:
Allison:

I’m honored that the WERS program left such an impression on you. As you stated, the development group has been working diligently for almost 23 months on a predictive model that is very comprehensive. We’re really excited version 1.0 is complete and ready for use. In fact, last month it helped save a homebuilder in NM approximately $2,000 on water-related permit fees.

Looking forward to the final article of 2015. Happy New Year to you!

]]> By: Mark Johnson https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/my-top-10-energy-efficiency-articles-and-ideas-of-2015/#comment-8978 Thu, 31 Dec 2015 02:20:39 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=my-top-10-energy-efficiency-articles-and-ideas-of-2015#comment-8978 Want to say how thought
Want to say how thought provoking is #2, the predicted change in the electric demand load curve. I expect you do, but wonder if readers appreciate just how much the utility industry will change if these forecasts turn out to be accurate. So many billions of dollars will be re-allocated.

Keeping in mind though, how rare it is for forecasts to be accurate (said with a smile)

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