June 8, 2006: Ice-Storage A/C Module Approved as Compliant to Title 24
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Energy Commission has approved the Ice Bearâ„¢ 50 module, an ice-storage air conditioner, as an optional compliance measure for the latest revision of California's Title 24 building energy efficiency standards.
California's 2005 revision to the Title 24 building energy efficiency code considers the economic cost and societal impact of delivering electricity to California's 16 diverse climate zones every hour throughout the year. Historically, the standards viewed energy costs as flat over time and did not factor in the cost variances of providing energy to different areas of the state. The 2005 standards incorporate a new methodology referred to as the time dependent valuation of energy - or TDV. "We thoroughly evaluated the Ice Bear's potential as a compliance option and found it to be extremely effective in reducing on-peak air conditioning energy demand," said Charles Eley of Architectural Engineering Corp. (AEC). "It is very effective in reducing TDV energy, the CEC's new metric for measuring energy efficiency."