A dual-fuel electric/gas utility serving southeastern Pennsylvania offers secondary commercial customers that use electric heat the option of having their heating and air-conditioning metered separately from the general load. This rate option, called Separate Meters, requires that the customer install two meters and separate the heating and air-conditioning circuits from the general load. The customer benefits from this arrangement by having a reduced electricr ate for heating and air-conditioningf rom October through May.
Actual billing histories are presented for three different types of building occupancy. The first is an office building, the second, a retail store, and the third, a restaurant. Energy consumption, demand, and cost summary data are presented for each building type on a per square foot of conditioned space basis. Heating energy consumption is also presented on a per square foot per degree-day basis.
Units: I-P
Citation: Symposium, ASHRAE Transactions, 1987, vol. 93, pt. 2, Nashville, TN
Product Details
- Published:
- 1987
- Number of Pages:
- 10
- File Size:
- 1 file , 790 KB
- Product Code(s):
- D-NT-87-22-3
