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Development of Pre-Screening Methods for Analyzing Energy Use in K-12 Public Schools
Abstract
This paper describes an investigation of energy
use in primary and secondary public schools to
develop methods to identify high energy consuming
schools, potential energy cost reduction measures
(ECRMs) and operation and maintenance
opportunities (O&Ms) by using a 3-parameter energy
index. Eleven schools in Texas were identified as
case studies. Each school studied has electric cooling
and natural gas heating. One of the schools also has
electric heating. The results show the base electric
load at each school as well as the cooling load during
the school year (the 3-parameter model), and the
mean energy consumption during the summer
(underbar). These are good indices for determining if
a school is overconsuming energy.
Citation
Landman, D. S.; Haberl, J. S. (1998). Development of Pre-Screening Methods for Analyzing Energy Use in K-12 Public Schools. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /6733.