I'm doing research on standby-power consumption of domestic appliances in Mexico. We were originally trying to come up with a device to automatically identify and prevent standby power losses, but found that many of such products already exist on the international market. Our research might therefore need to be redirected towards a more sociological approach: why haven't those technologies penetrated our market?, which policies or measures would have to be implemented along with the device, in order for it to have a significant impact on energy consumption?
We're planning on doing a survey to try to identify the main bahavioral barriers regarding standby-power reduction in the local community. Unfortunately we haven't been able to find any case studies or programmes related to ours, with which we could compare our own survey. Is anyone aware of any of such efforts?
Martin Herrerias
Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas
Mexico
Barriers to Standby Power Reduction
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There are a few new program efforts by utilities and energy efficiency regional partnership organizations. Check out PG&E's electronics market baseline study, which includes a description of their program theory: http://www.calmac.org/publications/Final_BCE_Report_123109_Volume_1.pdf
And also SCE's market study:
http://www.calmac.org/publications/BCE_FINAL.pdf
Although these go beyond just stand-by power reduction, that is a subset of plug load programs. Related search terms are "plug loads," "power management" and "power strip."
For example, for other related program studies, Google "plug loads, NEEA" or "plug loads, NEEP" or "plug loads, CEE".
Gwen Farnsworth
E Source
United States
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