Caneta has conducted numerous technical and market analysis studies for utility companies. Equipment categories have included:
- Make-up air units
- Heat pumps
- Roof-top units (RTUs)
- Water heaters
- Boilers
- Micro-cogeneration
- Furnaces
- Building envelope upgrades
- Air curtains
- Engines
- Gas cooling
- Pool dehumidifiers
- Industrial refrigeration
These projects typically include some subset of the following tasks:
- Discussion of product classifications
- Review of both voluntary and mandatory North America regulations and standards
- Review of relevant test standards
- Detailed market analysis, including available models, shipments, installed stock, market trends and distribution channels
- Benchmark analysis (typically involving building modelling)
- Discussion of peak demand and annual energy use savings
- Estimation of capital, maintenance and operational costs
- Calculation of payback periods
- Investigation of expected lifetime and maintenance schedule
- Development of stakeholder database
- Stakeholder consultation
- Preparation of substantiation documents for utility incentive programs
Technical and Market Studies for Utilities