Commercial Lighting Controls Demand Response

At a Glance

Status

active

Sector

commercial

Applications

lighting

RTF analysts developed estimates of per unit technical potential for demand response in new, efficient non-residential lighting systems. The “units” considered here are building lighting load at a given time, and the potential is described as a percentage of this. Therefore, the demand response technical potential varies over time with the lighting load. The type of demand response considered for this analysis, by request of Council staff, was a one hour event.

Technical potential for this technology is constrained by occupant satisfaction and safety, and is reduced as efforts to minimize non-event lighting loads (e.g, proper sizing, trimming, and occupancy and daylighting controls) are increased.

Potential was estimated based on a literature review and interviews with subject matter experts. The intent of these exercises was to (1) identify what space-use types are amenable to lighting demand response and (2) what levels of lighting output and lighting power reductions could be implemented in these spaces.

Workbook

Latest Version

Non-Residential Lighting Controls Demand Response Workbook v1.0

Non-Residential Lighting Controls Demand Response Workbook v1.0

This workbook was approved at the February 2019 RTF meeting.

Date

Feb 20, 2019

Version number

1.0

Decisions

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Latest decision

Decision details

Decided

February 20, 2019

Approve Demand Response Savings Estimate

Decision Details

Approve the analysis of demand response savings (as a percentage of lighting load) and cost for Non-residential Lighting Controls as presented and including updated controls costs from NEEA.