Life-cycle cost analysis of energy efficiency design options for residential furnaces and boilers

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• 作者：James Lutz ; Alex Lekov ; Peter Chan ; Camilla Dunham Whitehead ; Steve Meyers and James McMahon
• 刊名：Energy
• 出版年：2006
• 出版时间：2006
• 年：2006
• 卷：31
• 期：2-3
• 页码：311-329
• 全文大小：152 K

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In 2001, the US Department of Energy (DOE) initiated a rulemaking process to consider whether to amend the existing energy efficiency standards for furnaces and boilers. A key factor in DOE's consideration of new standards is the economic impacts on consumers of possible revisions to energy-efficiency standards. Determining cost-effectiveness requires an appropriate comparison of the additional first cost of energy efficiency design options with the savings in operating costs. DOE's preferred approach involves comparing the total life-cycle cost (LCC) of owning and operating a more efficient appliance with the LCC for a baseline design. This study describes the method used to conduct the LCC analysis and presents the estimated change in LCC associated with more energy-efficient equipment. The results indicate that efficiency improvement relative to the baseline design can reduce the LCC in each of the product classes considered.