Very High Efficiency HVAC Systems
Project Launch Date: 01/01/2021
Partners: Institute for Market Transformation, Slipstream, Ventacity Systems, Fujitsu, Charles M. Stephens
This field evaluation examines electricity savings and cost effectiveness for retrofitting buildings with Very High Efficiency (VHE) HVAC systems. The project team is currently recruiting for 2021 demonstration sites. If you are a building owner interested in participating in the project, please email vhehvac@imt.org or call 503-477-0851.
Hybrid Heat Pump Systems and Future Beneficial Electrification Opportunities
Project Launch Date: 12/01/2020
Partner: Center for Energy and Environment
This research project will review various use cases for residential air source heat pumps and as well as a range of potential future measures related to electrification.
Innovations in Efficient Elevator Systems
Project Launch Date: 12/01/2020
Partners: 360 Energy Group, SEDAC, Kone Engineering
This research project explores potential energy savings from several measures related to modern elevator operation.
Flash Gas Condensers Field Study
Project Launch Date: 10/01/2020
Partner: DNV
This field evaluation will assess the potential savings of a refrigeration technology that may benefit ComEd commercial customers.
Liquid-Cooled Server Racks
Project Launch Date: 10/01/2020
Partners: Franklin Energy, LiquidCool
This field evaluation project examines the energy savings from a server rack using liquid immersion cooling.
Commercial Interior Insulated Shades
Project Launch Date: 09/01/2020
Partners: Illinois Institute of Technology, Parata Solutions LLC, Amatis Controls
This project is a field evaluation of an insulating shade system in conjunction with a building control system in a high-rise office building in Chicago.
Customer Targeting Through Normalized Metering Energy Consumption
Project Launch Date: 09/01/2020
Partners: Recurve Analytics, Power TakeOff
Two separate research projects for commercial and residential customers will explore how ComEd might use a normalized metered energy consumption approach to identify customers with high energy savings potential.
Indoor Agriculture Future Opportunities
Project Launch Date: 09/01/2020
Partners: Energy & Resource Solutions, ACEEE, D+R International, Resource Innovation Institute
This research project will help ComEd better promote energy efficiency to indoor agribusiness, determine the current marketplace’s baselines and standard practices and evaluate the challenges and opportunities the indoor agribusiness sector faces in the ComEd service territory.
Real-Time Virtual Commissioning
Project Launch Date: 09/01/2020
Partner: Power TakeOff
This project tests whether more granular usage data provided in real time can result in deeper energy savings for virtual commissioning projects.
Understanding Water Solution Providers
Project Launch Date: 09/01/2020
Partner: Axiom Marketing Inc.
This research project seeks to deepen understanding of business goals and needs of water solution providers so ComEd can collaborate with them to implement significant water and energy savings.
Cooling Tower Future Opportunities
Project Launch Date: 08/01/2020
Partners: Alliance for Water Efficiency, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
This field evaluation seeks to better understand energy savings and economic viability of switched reluctance motors in commercial and industrial HVAC applications in the ComEd service territory.
Variable Refrigerant Flow for Cold Climates
Project Launch Date: 08/01/2020
Partner: Slipstream
The project team is conducting research to determine whether and how cold-climate variable refrigerant flow systems could become an impactful ComEd Energy Efficiency Program measure.
Water Heating Technology Opportunities
Project Launch Date: 08/01/2020
Partners: Evergreen Economics, GDS Associates
The project team will conduct research into water heating equipment technologies with significant energy savings and market potential for ComEd residential and commercial customers.
Fan Energy Index
Project Launch Date: 07/01/2020
Partner: Slipstream
This research project examines the market readiness of the recently developed Fan Energy Index and identifies how to incorporate this index into the ComEd Energy Efficiency portfolio.
Smart Vents for HVAC Energy Savings
Project Launch Date: 07/01/2020
Partner: Slipstream
This project researched the state of internet-connected adjustable vent products (smart vents).
Municipal Water Infrastructure Leak Reduction
Project Launch Date: 06/01/2020
Partners: TRC, Rezatec
This project is designed to create water and energy savings by encouraging municipal infrastructure improvements.
Online Choice Engine Program Model
Project Launch Date: 06/01/2020
Partner: Enervee
This project tests the evaluable energy savings impact associated with the Enervee Choice Engine platform and its potential fit for the ComEd Energy Efficiency Program.
Switched Reluctance Motors Field Evaluation
Project Launch Date: 06/01/2020
Partners: Slipstream, Turntide
This field evaluation seeks to better understand energy savings and economic viability of switched reluctance motors in commercial and industrial HVAC applications in the ComEd service territory.
Water Energy Savings with Strategic Energy Management
Project Launch Date: 06/01/2020
Partner: CLEAResult
ComEd’s Strategic Energy Management offering is testing how commercial and industrial customers can reduce their water consumption in addition to energy savings.
Illinois Building Energy Code Advancement
Project Launch Date: 05/01/2020
Partners: Slipstream, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
The project team researched the feasibility of achieving energy savings from a utility-led building stretch code and retrofit code/ordinance program.
Networked Lighting Controls Market Adoption Research
Project Launch Date: 04/01/2020
Partner: ILLUME Advising
This research surveyed customers and energy efficiency service providers to understand the barriers and drivers to adopting networked lighting controls.
Permanent Magnet AC Motor Market Adoption Research
Project Launch Date: 04/01/2020
Partner: ILLUME Advising
Qualitative research helped define the drivers and barriers for customers and energy efficiency service providers to adopting permanent magnetic alternating current fan motors in walk-in coolers and freezers.
Refrigeration Thermal Energy Storage
Project Launch Date: 04/01/2020
Partner: Slipstream
This research project examined the savings potential and economic viability of thermal energy storage in commercial refrigeration applications.
Industrial EMIS
Project Launch Date: 02/01/2020
Partner: Leidos
This project tests new program design approaches for implementing energy management information systems that help industrial customers optimize their energy use.
Plug Load Research
Project Launch Date: 07/01/2019
Partner: California Plug Load Research Center
This research identified and prioritized energy end uses with high-potential impact on plug load consumption, and assessed the effectiveness of different energy efficiency program design approaches on these device categories.
Home Energy Reports Target Rank
Project Launch Date: 06/01/2019
Partner: Oracle
Oracle is field testing a Target Rank module in their Home Energy Reports for residential customers that aims to provide greater savings motivation than their Neighbor Comparison module.
Income Eligible Paging Display
Project Launch Date: 05/01/2019
This project aims to provide a simple and inexpensive real-time messaging channel to ComEd customers without requiring access to the internet, smartphones, computers or similar devices.
Passive House
Project Launch Date: 05/01/2019
Partners: Slipstream, Latin United Community Housing Association
This project studied the energy savings and non-energy benefits of the Passive House standard in affordable new construction multi-family buildings.
Energy Efficiency in Two-to-Four-Unit Buildings
Project Launch Date: 04/01/2019
Partner: Elevate Energy
This market assessment of small residential buildings in the ComEd service territory focused on two-to-four-unit buildings to identify new energy-saving opportunities for retrofits and new construction.
Home Energy Reports Paperless Experience
Project Launch Date: 04/01/2019
Partner: Oracle
This field test of monthly electronic Home Energy Reports and High Bill Alerts for residential customers by Oracle will help determine whether savings can be generated in a more cost-effective manner.