Thermostatically Controlled Outlet for Pump House Heaters

At a Glance

Category

small saver

Status

active

Fuel type

electric

Sector

agricultural

Applications

appliances

Sunset date

Feb 29, 2028

In colder climates, resistance heaters are commonly used in pump houses and utility rooms to prevent pumps from freezing. While some of these pump houses use heaters specific for the application, others use more conventional home heaters that either do not have thermostat controls (including simple heat lamps) or have thermostat controls that are not specifically designed for freeze protection.

There are now products on the market, generally called thermostatically controlled outlets, that can be used in conjunction with non-controlled or sub-optimally-controlled heaters to turn the heaters on and off at more optimal temperatures for freeze protection. The ability of the thermostatically controlled outlets to turn heaters on at a lower set-point temperature (around 35 degrees, vs. 40-50 degrees which is common for more conventional heaters) provides the potential for energy savings during the colder months of the year.

Workbook

Latest Version

Thermostatically Controlled Outlet v3.2

Thermostatically Controlled Outlet v3.2

Updated cost effectiveness using procost version 5.08

Date

Jul 18, 2023

Version number

3.2

Past Versions

version	date	document
3.1	Mar 29, 2023	Thermostatically Controlled Outlet v3.1 Approved at February 2023 RTF meeting. QA complete.
3.0	Mar 01, 2023	Thermostatically Controlled Outlet v3.0 Approved at February 2023 RTF meeting. Under QA review.
2.0	Apr 18, 2022	Thermostatically Controlled Outlet v2.0 Updated with 2021 Plan cost effectiveness methodology
1.1	Mar 30, 2018	Thermostatically Controlled Outlet v1.1 QC review complete.
1.0	Feb 08, 2018	AgThermostaticallyControlledOutlet_v1_0.xlsm Workbook version approved at the January 2018 RTF Meeting. Undergoing QC.

Decisions

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Latest decision

Decision details

Decided

February 22, 2023

Approve Measure Updates

Decision Details

Approve measure updates for Thermostatically Controlled Outlet for Pump House Heaters UES measure as proposed and:

Keep the Category as Small Saver
Keep the Status as Active
Set the sunset date to February 29, 2028

Decided

January 18, 2023

Approve Sunset Date Extension

Decision Details

Approve the sunset date extension for Thermostatically Controlled Outlet for Pump House Heaters to March 31, 2023.

Decided

January 30, 2018

Adopt New Measure

Decision Details

Adopt the Thermostatically Controlled Outlet for Pump House Heaters UES as presented and:

Update the analysis to assume no thermostatic control in the 250 W bin
Set the Category to Small Saver
Set the Status to Active
Set the Sunset Date to January 31, 2023