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Life Cycle Cost Estimate for 1 Programmable Thermostat(s)

This energy savings calculator was developed by the U.S. EPA and U.S. DOE and is provided for estimating purposes only. Actual energy savings may vary based on use and other factors.

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Number of Units* Initial Cost for one programmable thermostat Initial Cost for one manual thermostat Unit Fuel Cost (Cooling) ($/kWh) Unit Fuel Cost (Heating) ($/Therm) 1 $92 $73 $0.115 $1.08 City
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24 Hour Typical Usage Patterns**


Nighttime Set-Back/Set-Up Hours Daytime Set-Back/Set-Up Hours Hours without Set-Back/Set-Up Weekday Weekend 8 8 10 10 6 6

Heating Season**
Typical Indoor Temperature w/o Set-Back Nighttime Set-Back Temperature (Average) Daytime Set-Back Temperature (Average) Heating System Type 70 62 62

Cooling Season**
Typical Indoor Temperature w/o Set-Up Nighttime Set-Up Temperature (Average) Daytime Set-Up Temperature (Average) Cooling System Type 78 82 85

*This calculator is based on an average sized home. For buildings with more than one heating/cooling zone, you may enter the appropriate number of thermostat units to increase the implementation cost, but the number of thermostats entered does not affect the building size or heating/cooling load. **All temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit. Setpoint is defined as the temperature setting for any given time period. Set-back temperature is defined as the lower setpoint temperature for the energy-savings periods during the heating season, generally nighttime and daytime. Set-up temperature is defined as the higher setpoint temperature for the energy-savings periods during the cooling season, generally nighttime and daytime.

Annual and Life Cycle Costs and Savings for 1 Programmable Thermostat(s)
1 Programmable Thermostat(s) Annual Energy Costs
Heating Energy Cost Heating Energy Consumption (MBTU) Cooling Energy Cost Cooling Energy Consumption (MBTU) $464 43 $201 5.9 $666 $566 52 $270 8.0 $836 $102 9 $69 2 $171

1 Manual Thermostat(s)

Savings

Total Life Cycle Costs


Energy Costs Heating Energy Costs Heating Energy Consumption (MBTU) Cooling Energy Costs Cooling Energy Consumption (MBTU) Purchase Price for 1 Unit(s)

$7,400 $5,160 645 $2,239 89 $92 $7,492

$9,299 $6,293 786 $3,006 120 $73 $9,372 Simple payback of initial cost (years)

$1,899 $1,133 141 $767 31 -$19 $1,880

Total

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Summary of Benefits for 1 Programmable Thermostat(s)


Initial cost difference Life cycle savings Net life cycle savings (life cycle savings - additional cost) Life cycle energy saved (MBTU)-includes both Heating and Cooling Simple payback of additional cost (years) Life cycle air pollution reduction (lbs of CO2) Air pollution reduction equivalence (number of cars removed from the road for a year) Air pollution reduction equivalence (acres of forest) Savings as a percent of retail price

$19 $1,899 $1,880 172 0.1 25,546 2 2 2044%

Assumptions for Programmable Thermostats


Category Heating/Cooling System Efficiencies
Gas Furnace Gas Boiler Oil Furnace Oil Boiler 84.0 82.5 84.0 82.5 LBNL 2004, Average of ENERGY STAR and Conventional LBNL 2004, Average of ENERGY STAR and Conventional LBNL 2004, Average of ENERGY STAR and Conventional LBNL 2004, Average of ENERGY STAR and Conventional Value Data Source

Baseline Energy Consumption (MBTU)


Gas Furnace Gas Boiler Oil Furnace Oil Boiler Central Air Conditioner 54.1 56.1 68.7 71.2 9.5 DOE 2001 DOE 2001 DOE 2001 DOE 2001 DOE 2001

Reference Degree Days (Heating/Cooling)


Gas Furnace Gas Boiler Oil Furnace Oil Boiler Central Air Conditioner Typical Indoor Temperature (Heating Season) 4,255 4,255 5,339 5,339 1701 70 DOE 2001 DOE 2001 DOE 2001 DOE 2001 DOE 2001

Typical Indoor Temperature (Cooling Season)

78

Energy Prices
Residential Gas Price Residential Electricity Price Residential Fuel Oil Price $1.08 /therm $0.1151 $/kWh $3.76 $/gallon US Department of Energy, Annual Energy Outlook 2012 (Early Release), (converted from 2010 to 2011 dollars), http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/er/

Usage
Nighttime Hours Daytime Hours 8 10

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Factors


Oil Carbon Emission Factor Gas Carbon Emission Factor Electricity Carbon Emission Factor 161.27 lbs CO2/MBtu 117 lbs CO2/MMBtu 1.54 lbs CO2/kWh EPA 2009 EPA 2012

Thermostat Savings
Savings per Degree of Setback (Heating Season) Savings per Degree of Setback (Cooling Season) 3% 6% 15 years Industry Data 2004 Industry Data 2004 LBNL 2007

Thermostat Lifetime Initial Cost


ENERGY STAR Programmable Thermostat Conventional Thermostat

$92 $73

Industry Data 2008 Industry Data 2008

CO2 Equivalents
Annual CO2 sequestration per forested acre Annual CO2 emissions per average passenger car 10,347 lbs CO2/yr 11,244 lbs CO2/yr EPAs Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator, http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html

Discount Rate
Commercial and Residential Discount Rate (real) 4% A real discount rate of 4 percent is assumed, which is roughly equivalent to the nominal discount rate of 7 percent (4 percent real discount rate + 3 percent inflation rate).

Climate Data Heating and Cooling Degree Days


For Selected City AK-Anchorage AK-Barrow AK-Fairbanks AK-Juneau AK-Nome AL-Birmingham AL-Huntsville AL-Mobile AL-Montgomery AR-Fort Smith AR-Little Rock AZ-Flagstaff AZ-Phoenix AZ-Tucson

Heating Cooling 4,122 10,816 20,370 14,274 9,105 14,371 2,863 3,279 1,695 2,277 3,477 3,152 7,254 1,442 1,734

1,430 0 0 70 0 0 1,881 1,708 2,643 2,274 1,969 2,045 127 3,746 2,840

EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002

Assumptions for Programmable Thermostats


Category
AZ-Winslow AZ-Yuma CA-Beverly Hills CA-Los Angeles CA-Palm Springs CA-Sacramento CA-San Diego CA-San Francisco CA-Stockton CO-Alamosa CO-Colorado Springs CO-Denver CO-Grand Junction CO-Pueblo CT-Bridgeport CT-Hartford DC-Washington DE-Wilmington FL-Daytona Beach FL-Fort Myers FL-Gainesville FL-Jacksonville FL-Key West FL-Miami FL-Orlando FL-Pensacola FL-Tallahassee FL-Tampa FL-W. Palm Beach GA-Athens GA-Atlanta GA-Augusta GA-Columbus GA-Macon GA-Savannah HI-Hilo HI-Honolulu IA-Des Moines IA-Dubuque IA-Sioux City IA-Waterloo ID-Boise ID-Lewiston ID-Pocatello IL-Chicago IL-Moline IL-Peoria IL-Rockford IL-Springfield IN-Evansville IN-Fort Wayne IN-Indianapolis IN-South Bend KS-Dodge City KS-Goodland KS-Topeka KS-Wichita KY-Lexington KY-Louisville KY-Paducah LA-Baton Rouge LA-Lake Charles LA-New Orleans LA-Shreveport MA-Boston MA-Worcester MD-Baltimore ME-Caribou ME-Portland MI-Alpena MI-Detroit MI-Flint MI-Grand Rapids MI-Lansing MI-Marquette MI-Muskegon MI-Sault St Marie MN-Duluth MN-International Falls 4,839 983 1,383 1,204 1,024 2,772 1,284 3,071 2,674 8,717 6,346 6,014 5,683 5,465 5,501 6,174 4,122 4,986 900 441 1,259 1,402 114 199 656 1,571 1,652 739 262 2,965 3,021 2,568 2,356 2,279 1,921 0 0 6,554 7,375 6,947 7,537 5,802 5,429 7,123 6,455 6,498 6,226 6,952 5,654 4,729 6,320 5,650 6,377 5,059 6,099 5,319 4,787 4,814 4,525 4,283 1,673 1,579 1,490 2,269 5,593 6,950 4,706 9,616 7,501 8,410 6,563 7,068 6,927 6,987 9,520 6,925 9,305 9,901 10,604 Value 1,187 4,244 729 1,339 3,836 1,198 842 56 1,448 69 501 680 1,205 1,042 746 666 1,430 1,015 2,878 3,699 2,599 2,520 4,756 4,095 3,401 2,680 2,492 3,324 3,769 1,680 1,670 1,935 2,152 2,217 2,290 3,134 4,389 1,019 580 940 667 742 742 445 740 899 948 714 1,165 1,378 786 988 710 1,479 934 1,380 1,684 1,170 1,342 1,491 2,605 2,682 2,686 2,444 699 359 1,138 147 254 180 615 456 570 530 148 451 131 150 216 Data Source EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002

Assumptions for Programmable Thermostats


Category
MN-Minneapolis MN-Rochester MN-St. Cloud MO-Columbia MO-Kansas City MO-Springfield MO-St. Louis MS-Jackson MS-Meridian MS-Tupelo MT-Billings MT-Glasgow MT-Great Falls MT-Havre MT-Helena MT-Kalispell MT-Miles city MT-Missoula NC-Asheville NC-Charlotte NC-Greensboro NC-Raleigh NC-Wilmington ND-Bismarck ND-Fargo ND-Williston NE-Grand Island NE-Lincoln NE-Norfolk NE-North Platte NE-Omaha NE-Scottsbluff NH-Concord NJ-Atlantic City NJ-Newark NM-Albuquerque NM-Roswell NV-Elko NV-Ely NV-Las Vegas NV-Reno NV-Winnemucca NY-Albany NY-Binghamton NY-Buffalo NY-New York NY-Rochester NY-Syracuse OH-Akron OH-Cincinnati OH-Cleveland OH-Columbus OH-Dayton OH-Mansfield OH-Toledo OH-Youngstown OK-Oklahoma City OK-Tulsa OR-Astoria OR-Eugene OR-Medford OR-Pendleton OR-Portland OR-Salem PA-Allentown PA-Erie PA-Harrisburg PA-Philadelphia PA-Pittsburgh PA-Scranton PA-Williamsport RI-Providence SC-Charleston SC-Columbia SC-Greenville SD-Aberdeen SD-Huron SD-Rapid City SD-Sioux Falls 8,007 8,277 8,965 5,206 5,283 4,660 4,938 2,389 2,479 3,088 7,212 8,940 7,766 8,660 8,176 8,361 7,891 7,839 4,294 3,342 3,874 3,531 2,469 9,075 9,343 9,241 6,482 6,375 7,005 6,909 6,592 6,702 7,482 4,763 4,972 4,414 3,126 7,248 7,700 2,532 6,030 6,409 6,927 7,344 6,798 4,868 6,713 6,787 6,241 5,247 6,178 5,686 5,689 6,249 6,570 6,560 3,735 3,731 5,248 4,799 4,798 5,263 4,691 4,974 5,815 6,768 5,335 4,947 5,950 6,330 6,047 5,908 1,868 2,629 3,239 8,570 8,103 7,301 7,885 Value 662 479 397 1,269 1,333 1,374 1,468 2,290 2,158 1,961 553 465 391 420 294 177 776 216 842 1,546 1,303 1,394 1,904 473 476 440 1,028 1,124 935 773 964 728 353 832 1,091 1,254 1,863 406 192 3,029 357 505 494 330 476 1,089 531 506 625 1,037 612 862 947 652 622 485 1,914 2,043 14 261 645 726 332 238 751 402 1,006 1,075 645 569 659 574 2,304 2,033 1,501 589 738 667 749 Data Source EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002

Assumptions for Programmable Thermostats


Category
TN-Bristol TN-Chattanooga TN-Knoxville TN-Memphis TN-Nashville TX-Abilene TX-Amarillo TX-Austin TX-Brownsville TX-Corpus Christi TX-Dallas TX-Del Rio TX-El Paso TX-Galveston TX-Houston TX-Lubbock TX-Midland TX-Port Arthur TX-San Angelo TX-San Antonio TX-Victoria TX-Waco TX-Wichita Falls UT-Salt Lake City VA-Lynchburg VA-Norfolk VA-Richmond VA-Roanoke VT-Burlington WA-Olympia WA-Seattle WA-Spokane WA-Walla Walla WA-Yakima WI-Green Bay WI-La Crosse WI-Madison WI-Milwaukee WV-Beckley WV-Charleston WV-Elkins WV-Huntington WY-Casper WY-Cheyenne WY-Lander WY-Sheridan 4,356 3,583 3,658 3,207 3,756 2,621 4,231 1,760 609 970 2,407 1,510 2,664 1,253 1,549 3,516 2,658 1,477 2,313 1,606 1,273 2,126 3,011 5,802 4,323 3,446 3,960 4,315 7,953 5,709 4,681 6,882 4,807 6,031 8,143 7,540 7,642 7,326 5,577 4,697 6,045 4,676 7,642 7,310 7,905 7,841 Value 1,066 1,578 1,449 2,067 1,661 2,467 1,428 2,914 3,772 3,574 2,809 3,272 2,096 2,967 2,761 1,676 2,126 2,861 2,596 2,983 3,184 2,891 2,506 981 1,074 1,458 1,336 1,085 379 94 200 411 863 484 381 683 467 470 466 1,007 378 1,121 457 309 436 419 Data Source EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002 EPA 2002

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