Sustainable Infrastructure and South Mountain Village:
Building Energy Use
COURSE PROJECT
PRESENTATION
23 April 2018

Eric Johnson
Oscar Lopez
Thai Pham
Jake Savona

SPRING 2018 COURSE

Urban Infrastructure Anatomy and Sustainable Development
CEE 507 ▫ SOS 547 ▫ PUP 553

Energy Consumption
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3 Building Types
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Single Family Detached
Single Family Attached
Low Rise Apartments

5 Energy Profiles Created (Hour data for whole year)
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Low Residential (Single Family detached)
Base Residential (Single Family detached)
High Residential (Single Family detached)
Single Family Attached
Low Rise Apartment
TMY3 zone is Phoenix International Airport

South Mountain Village
Agriculture
Business / Industrial Park
Commercial
Parking
Planned Development
Ranch
Residential
Residential Estate
Resort

NAIP imagery provided by USDA Farm Service Agency
Zoning data from ASU GIS Data Repository

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Study Area
Single Family – Attached
Low-Rise Apartments
Single Family – Detached

NAIP imagery provided by USDA Farm Service Agency

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Residential Energy Consumption (2009 Survey)
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Hourly consumption profiles developed by Office of Energy Efficiency &
Renewable Energy
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Residential building parameters from Residential Energy Consumption Survey

https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/households/pdf/drivers_hhec.pdf

Single Family Detached
Building Demand (June 21st)
Single Family Detached

Single Family Detached

Single Family Detached

(Low)

(Base)

(High)

Single Family Attached Energy Consumption
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Uses: average of:
○ (Single Family Attached) x (# of units) [Over Estimate]
○ (Single Family Attached) x (Ratio of Floor Area) [Underestimate]

Single Family Attached

https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/households/pdf/drivers_hhec.pdf

Low Rise Apartments Energy Consumption
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Mid Rise Apartment parameters based on US DOE Commercial Reference Building Models

Low Rise Energy Consumption
Low Rise Apartments

Demand Profiles

SRP Rate Schedules
Pre Solar Rates
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E-21 Residential Super Peak TOU
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No Net Metering
No Demand

E-36 Business General Service
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Post Solar Rates

Demand
$0.02/kWh Solar Export Purchase

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E-27 Residential Customer Generation
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Net Metering
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Demand
E-36 Business General Service
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Demand
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$0.02/kWh Solar Export Purchase

Solar Modeling
Solar

Battery, Offset, & Bills

Helioscope

EnergyToolbase

Solar Systems
Single Family Detached
(Low)

Single Family Detached
(Base)

Aerial Imagery Source: Google Earth

Single Family Detached
(High)

Solar Systems
Single Family Attached

Low Rise Apartments

Aerial Imagery Source: Google Earth

Solar Generation

Solar Generation + Battery

Solar Generation Base Residential

Solar Generation + Battery Base Residential

Created with Energy Toolbase

Neighborhood Solar Generation

Smart Grid

https://www.voltimum.co.uk/articles/building-automation-key-successful

Smart Grid: Assets & Functions

Smart Grid: Benefits

http://www.tdworld.com/other-resources/3d-interoperability-multi-dimensional-benefits

CBA of Smart Grid Implementation

http://smartenergycc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/000000000001022519.pdf

SRP Modernizing the Grid (7 Initiatives)
- Improve existing Cyber Security strategies
- Implement automated tools for WAN Monitoring
- Create and deploy an Integrated Substation LAN strategy
- Utilize a single Unified Communications infrastructure for field devices
- Expand the deployment of Distribution Feeder Automation
- Deploy an Electrical System Data Acquisition and Management for
automation and analysis
- Implement an integration bus for secure Enterprise Application Integration
between applications and databases

https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/Assets/iee/SRP-Report-Final-120618.pdf

Projected Outcomes of Smart Grid Implementation

http://mydocs.epri.com/docs/CorporateDocuments/EPRI_Journal/2005-Fall/1012885_IntelliGrid.pdf

Microgrid: Assets & Functions

Microgrid: Benefits

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/3-trends-that-suggest-microgrids-are-for-more-than-just-resiliency

CBA of Microgrid Implementation

http://www.enea-consulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Urban-Microgrids-Public-report_VF3.pdf

Microgrid Future

Source: https://cleantechnica.com/2017/05/25/commercial-industrial-microgrids-market-set-hit-5-4-gw-2026-navigant/

Extra Slides

Rate Schedule
E-21

Rate Schedule
E-27

Rate Schedule
E-36

Components of a Smart Grid: Functions

https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/Guidebook-Cost-Benefit-Analysis-Smart-Grid-Demonstration-Projects.pdf