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MA Utility StudyDuctless Mini Split Heat Pump Impact Evaluation (MA/RI Util’s, Cadmus)http://ma-eeac.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Ductless-Mini-Split-Heat-Pump-Impact-Evaluation.pdf
My take-aways from this study:
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• Winter 2014-15 (cold with record-breaking snow)Median COP: 1.7 (134 systems)
• Winter 2015-16 (extremely mild with negligible snow)Median COP: 2.5 (91 systems)
• HUGE range in heating COPs (0.2 – 4.5)• Multi-split systems performed considerably less efficiently than 1:1 mini splits
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Best PracticesUse appropriate equipment for the climate.
Refer to NEEP listing
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Refer to NEEP listing(and manufacturer lit)
http://www.neep.org/initiatives/high-efficiency-products/emerging-technologies/ashp/cold-climate-air-source-heat-pump
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Best PracticesHigher indoor air flow rates result in higher efficiencies, so…• Don’t oversize
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Best PracticesHigh return air temperatures lead to lower heating efficiencies, so…• Consider floor/low-wall fan coils.
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Ducted SystemsMay address flow rate and return temperature issues
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Heating Costs• Spreadsheet
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New, Low-Load Homes• Single-family or Multi-family• Single, low-cost H/C system
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Zero Energy
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BrightBuilt Home, Kaplan Thompson ArchitectsLincolnville, ME
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Zero Energy
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Revival Homes2015 winner of Connecticut “Zero Energy Challenge”Litchfield, CT
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Best Practices• Size properly• In some low-load homes, ASHPs can be only heat source. Some homes use auxiliary resistance • Consider ducted or low-wall fan coils for
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• Consider ducted or low-wall fan coils for better heating efficiency• Use climate-appropriate equipment (NEEP listing)• Install indoor and outdoor units properly• Proper control and operation
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Questions?
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Questions?Break?
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Average DHW ConsumptionIn a single-family home,
Old rule of thumb: 60-70 gallons per day
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This is dropping! Now: 30-45 gal/day more typical
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Option 1: Elec. Storage Tanks• Better insulation now (some better than others)• Low first cost
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• Low first cost• Readily available• (U)EFmin ≈ 0.90 (50 gal)
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Resistance Tank Drawbacks• Resistance is expensive to operate!• Space• Standby losses
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• Standby losses– Well-insulated tank– Use heat traps– Insulate pipes
If hot water use is really low, is electric resistance really that expensive…?
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Option 2: Tankless Electric• No standby loss ~100% eff.• Systems available with modulation & temp. control recommended(not staged elements).
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Current Draw!1 gpm: 9 kW, 40 A4 gpm: 35 kW, 150 A(240V, 60°F rise)Cost: ~$1,000
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Tankless Electric• Point of Use• Still ~100% efficient,but lower dist. losses
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• Still typ. 5-15 kW,20-70 Amps
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Tankless ElectricAdvantages• Low first cost• No standby losses• No distribution losses
Disadvantages• Resistance still expensive• CURRENT DRAW!• No distribution losses (point of use)
• Low space needs• CURRENT DRAW!
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Option 3: Solar Thermal
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Solar Thermal• 50-80% of DHW load for a typical SF home• High first cost: $8,000-$12,000 for system with 60-90 ft2 before incentives
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60-90 ft before incentivesAverage cost of 79 two-collector systems installed in MA in 2015-16: $10,121http://files.masscec.com/get-clean-energy/residential/commonwealth-solar-hot-water/ResidentialSHWProjectDatabase2016.xlsx
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Solar Thermal Incentives• Federal tax credit (30%)• Massachusetts CEC: 40% or $4,500 (SF)
http://www.masscec.com/get-clean-energy/residential/solar-hot-water• MA State tax incentives
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• MA State tax incentives• Check dsire for more info:
dsireusa.org
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Solar ThermalWestern MA
• Two, 32-ft2 flat-plate collectors• 80-gallon storage
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• 80-gallon storage tankHot Water Use: 64 gal/dayAnnual Solar Fraction: 61%
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Solar Thermal• 90 ft2 flat plate collector• 110 gallon storage
Greenfield, MA
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storageHot Water Use: 39 gal/dayAnnual Solar Fraction: 80%
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Greenfield Solar Performance
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Greenfield Solar EconomicsInstalled cost: $9,600(before incentives)• 80% solar fraction• 40 gal/dayAnn gas use: 24 therms
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Solar DHW on SF homes with efficient gas WH & modest water usage… economics aren’t great.
Ann gas use: 24 thermsAnn cost ($1.40/therm): $34Annual Solar Savings:• 88 therms, $123
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What about an Elec. Home?With an Elec. Resist tank,Cost of heating 40 gal/day• 2,700 kWh/y, $513 ($0.19/kWh)With Solar Thermal (80% solar fraction)
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With Solar Thermal (80% solar fraction)• Savings of 2,160 kWh, $410/yIs that worth $9,600?…or ~$3,000 after incentives?
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Multifamily Solar DHW• Higher consumption• Better scale(lower $/unit)
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(lower $/unit)• Load diversity
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Multifamily Solar Thermal• Installed cost: ~$31,000• 372 ft2 evac. tube
collectors• 3 Major incentives
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• 3 Major incentives– State rebate– Federal tax credit– Accel. depreciation
• ~$9,000 (pres. value) after incentives
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MF Solar Performance
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Solar Costs & BenefitsHot Water use: ~20 gal/unit-dayGas cost w/o solar: $1,000/yw/ solar: $ 300/ySolar savings: $ 700/y
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Elec. cost w/o solar: $3,600/yw/ solar: $1,100/ySolar savings: $2,500/yCosts: $31,000 before; ~$9,000 after incentiveshttp://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/building_america/conwayst-apartments-multifamily-retrofit.pdf
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Solar for Multifamily• CA study found MF solar cost 28% less than SF solar costs (per ft2 collector)
http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/NR/rdonlyres/C1C7FD10-05AA-493B-8CD0-F2C24DCA955A/0/CCSE_SWHPP_Rpt.pdf
• Better scale for installation, piping, storage tanks, O&M, load, etc.
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storage tanks, O&M, load, etc.• Rule of thumb: installed cost ~$100/ft2of collector area(Greenfield system $83/ft2)• Better scale for load as well as costs