1 NORTHWEST ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE

Efficient Clothes Dryers

Christopher Dymond, Sr. Product Manager Dryer Summit

November 14th , 2013

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Outline

NEEA’s Approach

A Dryer Market Transformation Path

Research

Field Study Results

Recent Lab Testing Results

Near Term Activities

National Alignment

Developing Qualified Products List

Value Proposition for Manufacturers

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NEEA’s Approach

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Natural

Baseline

Efficient

Product or

Practice

Mark

et

Sh

are

Time

Dollars

Invested

Market Transformation Approach

Early Market Adoption Mainstream Market Adoption Emerging Technologies

US Heat Pump

Clothes Dyers

Market Today

Early: testing,

standards, identify

barriers

Next: pilot programs,

specifications, incentives,

market research and

strategy development

Incentives

Pilot

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History of Successful Collaboration

2007 CFL sales

Top 18 Million

annually

ENERGY STAR

Windows Market

Share Hits 75%

2001

2000 VFD cold

Storage Fans

Reduce

Energy Use

by 61-86%

Efficient Washers

50% Market Share

1997

2004 NEEA Pioneers

80PLUS

1998 BacGen

Reduces

Wastewater

Treatment

Energy Use

by 50%

1997 Northwest

Energy

Efficiency

Alliance

Launched

2004 Northwest

ENERGY STAR

New Homes

Specifications

Food

processors

commit 50%

energy

reduction goal

2008

2009 13,000 DHPs

installed at a

savings of

40,500,000

kWh per year.

Strategic energy management

adopted in healthcare (30% of

“beds”)

2005

Energy Forward

Campaign. TVs

50% more

efficient than 3

years ago.

2010

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The Future of Dryers

1938 Electric Resistance

Clothes Dryers

Solar Clothes Drying

1963 Auto Termination Sensors

2014 Energy Star Dryer

2029? Laundry System

Context

DOE rule making will begin (again) in

3-4 years. It will take about 2 years to

complete and can be implemented as

new federal minimum standard 5

years later. “Tier 2” Heat Pump Dryers

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A Better Test Procedure N

um

ber

of P

roducts

2005 Test Protocol

Distribution

(little diversity)

Energy Efficiency

2013 Test Protocol

distribution

Heat Pump

Dryers

NEEA’s value is to

find and grow this

“bump”

Current

Federal

Minimum

Standards

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3

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Leads to Product Evolution

Electric Resistance (ER)

Advanced Electric

Resistance (AER)

Heat Pump Dryers

Compact HP

CO2 HP

Condensing

Non-condensing Radio

Frequency

2005 Federal Standard

We don’t yet know

what the market will

ultimately look like

Tier 1

Compact AER Energ

y E

ffic

iency

Tier 2

Tier 3

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Field Research

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NEEA Laundry Field Study

Residential Building Stock Assessment Approximately 1,850 homes

Laundry Supplemental Study 50 sites for approximately 1 month

Statistically significant sample

2005 and newer models

3 weight measurements

kWh monitoring of both washer and dryer

Participants paid to provide load and setting

details

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Drying time is longer

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50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 91-105 106-120 121-135 136-150 151-165 166-180

Nu

mb

er

of

Load

s

Drying Time (minutes)

Real World Drying Time Histogram

2005 DOE Test Results

Questions

• What is a consumer acceptable

drying time?

• How do we translate between test

results and real world

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4

6

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0-20 21-40 41-60 61-80 81-100 101-120 121-140 141-160

Nu

mb

er

of

Site

s

Flow Bins (CFM)

Typical DOE 2005 and 2011

Air flow rates are lower Questions

• What is the real world vent rate?

• How does this impact drying time?

• Does this make them similar in

performance to HP dryers?

24% of ducts had

substantial air flow

restrictions

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Dryer Settings are not the same

Dryer Temperature Dryness Level

DOE Test Procedure “D” = High Heat, Normal Dryness

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Cyc

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kWh

/cyc

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Drying Time (minutes)

<5 lbs 5-10 lbs

10.1-15 lbs 15.1-20 lbs

>20 lbs DOE Test

NEEA Average

Energy Consumption vs Drying Time

NOTE: These are

not the same load

sizes, or weights

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Load Size (lbs)

<30 min 31-60 min

61-90 min 91-120 min

>120 min DOE Test

NEEA Average

Energy Consumption vs Load Size

Questions

• Is a singular test weight a good

representation?

• Does it allow relative comparison?

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How People Use Their Dryers

n=1036

Temp

Low Medium High Total Avg. Load

Weight in Each Category (lbs)

Load Weight

*

0-6.5 lbs 6.6% 17.4% 16.5% 40.5% 4.3

6.5-10.5 lbs

3.0% 20.8% 13.1% 36.9% 8.5

10.5-25 lbs 3.0% 12.9% 6.7% 22.6% 13.1

Total 12.6% 51.1% 36.3% 100%

*Load weight represents the net weight of the dry load going into the washer

What Do Field Data Tell Us

about How People Use

Their Dryers? High

Temp/Medium Weight Is

Not Very Common,

Accounting for Only 13% of

Total Loads

Federal Test

Condition

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Initial Moisture

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Summary and Comparison Table

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NEEA Study Summary

Energy use was higher than expected More loads per year DOE = 283/yr

NEEA = 337/yr

Longer run times (min) DOE = 27 min

NEEA = 58 min

Ventilation Rate Impact Negligible

Considerable Variability Between models

Owner behavior

Types of laundry loads

Auto termination doesn’t always work well

Consumer Behavior Medium heat is most common

Many selected “Extra Dry”

124% as many dryer loads as washer loads

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Recent Lab Testing Results (Performed by Ecova)

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Samsung DV457A1 Lab Testing

Testing to DOE Appendix D2 Auto termination, no wrinkle-guard, both

DOE test cloths and AHAM load

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Lab Testing – Tier 2 Dryers

LG 24” HP

With Electric Resistance Boost

Panasonic

24” HP

With VS Compressor

Typical

27”

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Recent HP Test Results

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New Tech – RF Dielectric Heating

Company: CoolDry, LLC

Status: Alpha Prototype

Energy Savings: 15-30%

Non-Energy Benefits Very Low Temp (80 F)

1/10th Tumble Time

Even Drying

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Near Term Activities

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Other

Stakeholders

Kenmore (Sears)

General Electric

National Alignment

FTC DOE

Electrolux

Local Retailers

NYSERDA

Vermont

Energy

LIPA EPA

PG&E

LG

Panasonic

Miele

Bosch

Whirlpool

Home Depot

Lowes

Costco Sears

Samsung

NEEA

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Developing a Qualified Products List

Utility Wants Energy Star Alignment w/D2

Additional Data (Cycle time, Heavy Load)

Real World Validation (field studies)

Consumer Preferences and Settings

Manufacturer Wants $$$$ incentive commitment

Marketing and consumer education

3rd party validation

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Potential Market Support for Dryer*

Early-stage incentives* $400/unit x 100,000 = $40 million

Mid-stage incentives* $300/unit x 200,000/yr = $60 million/yr

Duration ~ 2-5 years

Late-stage incentives $150/unit x 1,000,000/yr = $150 million/yr

Duration ~2-10 years

* Assumes unit provides 400kWh/yr savings compared to electric resistance

Values are estimates reflective of similar types of efficiency investments and

participation by NW, CA, and NY utilities.

** Assumes broader nation wide incentive programs.

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Discussion of Implications

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Filling the

Energy

Efficiency

Pipeline

Accelerating

Market

Adoption

Delivering

Regional

Advantage

Thank You!

Christopher Dymond Sr. Product Manager

cdymond@neea.org

(503) 688-5454 – work (503) 428-2787 – mobile

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