The Residential Good Cents Program is a program
designed to reduce energy use and electrical demand of
residences. It was introduced to residential developers
and contractors in the Spring of 1983 in the Central
Power and Light service area. The program, originally
developed at Gulf Power Co., is an energy efficiency
designation and implied the inclusion of some or all of
ten recommended construction features. Central Power
and Light Company's criteria for qualification as a "Good
Cents Home" requires: 1) proper sizing of the air
conditioning equipment through a calculated heat-gain of
not more than 12,000 Btu's per 1000 square foot of
conditioned space and, 2) the total energy requirement
for heating, cooling, and water heating be approximately
50 percent less than a conventionally built home.
The load data gathered for this study included whole-house
HVAC Compressor, HVAC Air handler heating and
water heater KWH by a 15 minute interval. The data
was gathered using multi-channel magnetic tape
recorder, remote sensors and power line carrier end use
equipment. All loads presented in this study are on an
hourly basis unless otherwise noted. Both energy use
and demand are compared for the Good Cents and
conventional built homes
