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Appliance&EquipmentEnergyPoliciesforaConnectedWorld14Nov2016,OCawa,Canada
The Role of Energy Efficiency Device Policies: ENERGY STAR Connected Criteria Katharine Kaplan, ENERGY STAR Product Development and Program Administration Manager
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ENERGY STAR and Connected: Drivers
• Smart Grid and technologies intended to bring century old electricity into the 21st century, using information to move electricity more efficiently, reliably, and affordably.
• Opportunity to leverage trusted brand to help advance the market for products with intelligent features. – EPA has long encouraged “intelligence” in products.
• ENERGY STAR Role: deliver immediate consumer benefit and support a low-carbon electricity grid over the long-term through connected criteria.
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ENERGY STAR and Connected: The Consumer is Key • Offer consumers new functionality that can enable immediate energy
savings and convenience opportunities such as: • receiving a message that your refrigerator door didn’t close; • receiving a message there is a performance issue with your
clothes washer and enabling a service center to make an initial assessment of the problem remotely and come prepared with necessary parts;
• being able to turn on the room AC before returning home; • Learning how much energy you might save from lowering your
room AC’s setting a few degrees • Help to ensure the consumer is being considered on the product side of
smart grid deployment • Encourage manufacturers to offer products with future-oriented
capabilities that could support a reliable, lower emissions electric grid
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ENERGY STAR Unique Position
– ENERGY STAR optional criteria leverage the national platform that utilities can rely on and consumers look for, bringing together interested partners and stakeholders.
– ENERGY STAR criteria provide consistent definitions and approaches, a consistent set of starter functionality, an emphasis on open standards, test methods for DR functionality.
– ENERGY STAR is a trusted resource that can help consumers find these connected products and identify the benefits they offer.
– Ability to “jump start” the market for appliances with demand response capability with small credit towards ENERGY STAR energy efficiency criteria.
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ENERGY STAR Connected Criteria
*ProductSpecifica0onss0llinDra5form
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Connected Room Air Conditioner System
Theproductmustcon0nuetocomplywiththeapplicableproductsafetystandards–theaddi0onofthefunc0onalitydescribedbelowshallnotoverrideexis0ngsafetyprotec0onsandfunc0ons.
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Connected Room Air Conditioner
To enable interconnection with the product: • Required use of open standards • Interface specification, application programming interface (API) or similar
documentation available that allows transmission, reception and interpretation of the following information: – Energy Consumption Reporting (must include accuracy, units and
measurement interval); – Operational Status, User Settings & Messages specified – Demand Response specified
OpenAccessRequirements
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Connected Room Air Conditioner
The product shall be capable of: • Receiving and responding to consumer authorized remote requests via a
communication link • Product not required to respond to remote requests that would compromise
performance and/or product safety
RemoteManagement
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Connected Room Air Conditioner
• The product shall have the capability to provide the following information to energy management systems and other consumer authorized devices, services, or applications via a communication link: – Demand Response (DR) status (e.g., normal operation, delay
appliance load, temporary appliance load reduction). – At least two types of messages relevant to the energy consumption of
the product such as: • a performance issue • a clogged filter • energy consumption beyond the product’s normal range.
Opera0onalStatus,UserSeIngs&Messages
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Connected Room Air Conditioner
The product shall have the capability to: Receive, interpret and act upon consumer-authorized signals by automatically adjusting its operation. At a minimum, product capable of providing the following for all cycle and setting combinations: • Delay Appliance Load Capability: The capability of the product to
respond to a signal in accordance with consumer settings, except as permitted below; by increasing the set temperature by at least 4°F for at least 4 hours. – Maximum Set Temperature – The increased set temperature shall not
exceed 85°F. – Consumer override – The consumer shall be able to override the
product’s Delay Appliance Load response without limitation. – The product shall be able to provide at least one Delay Appliance
Load response in a rolling 24-hour period.
DemandResponse
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Connected Room Air Conditioner
• Temporary Appliance Load Reduction Capability: The capability of the product to respond to a signal in accordance with consumer settings, except as permitted below; by disabling compressor operation for at least 10 minutes. – Maximum Set Temperature – The product shall not respond if the set
temperature is ≥ 85°F. – Consumer override – The consumer shall be able to override the
product’s Temporary Appliance Load Reduction response without limitation.
– The product shall be able to provide at least three Temporary Appliance Load Reduction responses in a rolling 24-hour period. The product is not required to provide more than one Temporary Appliance Load Reduction response per 60-minute period.
DemandResponse(cont.)
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Uptake: ENERGY STAR Certified Appliances with Connected Functionality
• 28 refrigerators / freezers • 4 clothes washers • 2 clothes dryers • 240 light fixtures • 4 room air conditioners
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Managing Standby Power Associated with Connected
• Light Fixtures with connected functionality are limited to a maximum of 0.5 W in standby mode – Motion detection and other features are maintained without negating the
benefits of connected functionality • Connected thermostats are limited to a maximum consumption of 3W • The EVSE specification will include an connected adder to the standby power
limit
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Highlighting Connected Functionality for Consumers • Qualified product list
– (3) additional fields, on QPL advanced view
• Connects Using: Wired Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, HomePlug Green PHY
• Communication Standard Application Layer : SEP 1.x, SEP2.x, OpenADR
• Direct on-premises Open-standard Based Interconnection – Yes/No
• Product finder – Product finder would indicate connected
Y/N – Results of a product finder search include
“connects using” (e.g., Wi-Fi)
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ENERGY STAR Connected Thermostats –A Different Approach
• Estimate of energy savings developed from analysis and aggregation of data from customers’ homes – Inherently includes user interaction with the product, a key lack
in previous efforts to recognize thermostats – The product is understood as hardware and service combined – The service provider will be the ENERGEY STAR partner,
because they have the data to demonstrate savings – Data analysis and aggregation is done by service providers
using EPA-provided software, thus protecting privacy; CBs and EPA receive aggregated data only
• Expected to be complete December 2016
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Connected Appliances Future Opportunities
• Realize the IoT vision of connected “things” doing really smart things by working together – Pool Pump monitors pool usage, weather conditions and
water quality to minimize energy use – Connected Thermostat maintains comfort but minimizes
energy use thru: • Access to weather data • Occupancy detection
– Integration with other connected devices • When alarm is armed, connected devices go into away
mode • Dishwasher/Clothes Washer – communicates scheduled &
historical time and magnitude of hot water & electrical consumed to enable – Energy optimization of hot water generation – Intelligent management of energy storage and rooftop
solar
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Connected Home Opportunity
• Connected Home Energy Management System (HEMS) in 20131:
– Was valued at $1.5 billion.
– Utility market for HEMS solutions was valued at $106 million and is estimated to grow to $992 million by 2017.
– Non-utility market was valued at $1.1 billion, includes product sales and service subscriptions.
– Top two leading home automation companies combined had over 2 million customers paying monthly subscription fees of between $20 and $60.
• The connected kitchen, with its ability to make us healthier, safer and less wasteful, will present a $10.1 billion market opportunity by 2020. 2
• More than 65 million Americans already have access to some form of utility demand response program.3
Sources: 1. Home Energy Management Systems: Vendors, Technologies, and Opportunities 2013-2017, GTM Research, 2013. 2. Quote from Michael Wolf – Smart Appliances’ Heyday On Its Way, Just Not Quite, Twice, September 2015. 3. The Economics of Demand Flexibility, Rocky Mountain Institute, August 2015.
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Energy Efficiency is Emerging as a Key Driver in Connected Homes
• Some of the most desired smart devices are: thermostats, door locks, lighting, monitoring cameras, and a master remote for all household control.
Source: State of the Smart Home Report, Icontrol Networks, 2015.
• Motivations: One of the key drivers is security with 90% consumer agreement, yet others are emerging:
– 70% are excited about cost savings from energy efficiency
– Nearly 50% list helping the environment as a key feature of a smart home
– Nearly 50% are motivated by the potential in convenience of programming home settings and maintenance
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Lessons Learned • Establishing definitions, basic functionality, including DR, criteria, establishing
uniform test for DR important first step. – Still early days, not yet at state where standardizing all (e.g.,
interoperability), makes sense. • Manufacturers have been slow to enter in appliance space. Greater interest
from manufacturers in products with immediate, obvious consumer service like connected thermostats, room air conditioning, lighting, electric vehicle supply equipment. – Good overlap with utility interest.
• Consumer needs education; need to understand value. Partners share their insights on what will resonate: – Sears: What we’ve learned from our customers is that we need to share
stories/examples that demonstrate emotional value from connected appliances. Appealing to safety/security, convenience/time savings, and family health, in addition to the cost savings that the proper use represents, will help build the appeal. In store/online demonstrations are also going to be effective.
• Growing participation from manufacturers now due to greater interest in the connected home.
