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ZERO PEAK HOMES:
DESIGNING FOR ZERO ELECTRIC PEAK DEMAND IN NEW SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS SITED IN CALIFORNIA CLIMATE ZONE 10
by
Chris Buntine
________________________________________________
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE
December 2007
Copyright 2007 Chris Buntine
Object Description
| Title | Zero peak homes: designing for zero electric peak demand in new single family residential buildings sited in California climate zone 10 |
| Author | Buntine, Chris |
| Author email | buntine@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Building Science |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Building Science |
| School | School of Architecture |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-05-15 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-12-11 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Schiler, Marc |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Spiegelhalter, Thomas Milne, Murray |
| Abstract | Meeting peak electric demand poses a significant challenge to electric utilities in California. The increased use of air conditioning, driven by high summer temperatures, is the primary cause of this peak demand. This thesis evaluated strategies for eliminating peak electric demand in single family residential buildings sited in California climate zone 10. Alternative building designs were analyzed using eQuest to determine the impact of different energy efficiency measures and rooftop photovoltaics on peak demand. The simulation results revealed the hourly peak demand between 2 and 5pm during the hottest three day period contained in the TMY weather data for California climate zone 10. Based on these results it was concluded that zero electric peak demand designs are technically achievable. A life cycle cost analysis indicated that these buildings are not yet cost effective and the net present value is highly sensitive to electricity tariffs and installed photovoltaic system costs. Zero peak demand residential buildings represent a key strategy in the effort to address California's grid congestion and significantly reduce the environmental impacts of peak electrical generation. |
| Keyword | electric; peak demand; solar; energy efficiency; electric grid |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m973 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Buntine, Chris |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Buntine-20071211 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume44/etd-Buntine-20071211.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | ZERO PEAK HOMES: DESIGNING FOR ZERO ELECTRIC PEAK DEMAND IN NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS SITED IN CALIFORNIA CLIMATE ZONE 10 by Chris Buntine ________________________________________________ A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE December 2007 Copyright 2007 Chris Buntine |
