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ABSTRACT

This research studies the estimation of peak electric demand savings on a community college campus and compares it with actual utility data for the purpose of accurately modeling the peak electric demand behavior. An internally-developed energy modeling program based on the ASHRAE Simplified Energy Analysis Procedure was used in this analysis. The peak demand of the campus was examined before and after the implementation of the existing building commissioning (EBCx) project, and it was found that an average of 34% peak demand savings were realized. The modeling framework used in this research was capable of accurately simulating the monthly peak demand savings.