Commercial Timers on Water Coolers

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At a Glance

Category

planning

Status

active

Fuel type

electric

Sector

commercial

Applications

plug loads

Sunset date

Oct 30, 2024

This measure is for the use of a plug-in wall timer that turns off a water cooler during specified hours to prevent unnecessary energy use. This saves energy by reducing standby losses from water cooler cycling to keep cold or hot water ready to dispense. To be considered this measure the timer must be grounded and have capability of 7-day programmable scheduling with batter backup and must be installed on a water cooler.

Workbook

Latest Version

Commercial Water Cooler Timer v2.1

File

Commercial Water Cooler Timer v2.1

Updated cost effectiveness using procost version 5.08

Date

Jul 14, 2023

Version number

2.1

Past Versions

version	date	document
2.0	Apr 18, 2022	Commercial Water Cooler Timer v2.0 Updated with 2021 Plan cost effectiveness methodology
1.1	Dec 07, 2021	Commercial Water Cooler Timer v1.1 Adopted at the October 2021 RTF meeting. QC complete, review resulted in minor changes to savings for the ENERGY STAR measure applications.
1.0	Oct 19, 2021	Commercial Water Cooler Timer v1.0 Adopted at the October 2021 RTF meeting. Currently undergoing QC.

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Decision details

Decided

October 19, 2021

Adopt New Measure

Decision Details

Adopt the Commercial Water Cooler Timer UES and associated Research Strategy as presented and:

Update spec with minimum amp rating and report back
Include direct-install delivery channel
Set the Category to Planning
Set the Status to Active
Set the Sunset Date to October 30, 2024