Suzanne Foster Porter, Principal of Energy Efficiency Research and Policy Selected Publication List
Coming Clean: Revealing Real-World Efficiency of Clothes Washers. Report produced for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA). December 21, 2020. Portland, OR (with David Denkenberger and Vicki Fulbright). Available here.
Wireless Power for Residential Devices: What is the Energy Penalty of Cutting the Cord? In American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. August 2018. Pacific Grove, California, United States (with Pierre Delforge, Natural Resources Defense Council). Download here.
Energy Efficiency Test Procedure for Commercial Tumble Dryers, Version 2.6. Developed for the California IOUs for adoption by the California Energy Commission (CEC). June 29, 2017. California (with David Denkenberger, Ed Elliott, Ed Jerome and Meg Hunt). Download here.
Commercial Tumble Dryers Codes and Standards Enhancement (CASE) Initiative For PY 2016: Title 20 Standards Development: Analysis of Test Procedure Proposal for Commercial Tumble Dryers. Report produced for the California IOUs. December 16, 2016. California (with David Denkenberger). Download here.
Emerging Technology: DC Power in Commercial Buildings. Ecova webinar in “Ecova Expert” series. December 9, 2015. Available here.
Reviving the War of Currents: Opportunities to Save Energy with DC Distribution in Commercial Buildings. In American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. August 2014. Pacific Grove, California, United States (with David Denkenberger, Peter Turnbull, Peter May-Ostendorp, and Catherine Mercier). Download here.
Battery Charger Systems: The Next Cross-cutting Policy Opportunity to Address Plug Load Energy Use. In conference proceedings of European EEDAL (Energy Efficiency of Domestic Appliance and Lighting) conference. September 2013. Coimbra, Portugal (with David Denkenberger).
Small Network Equipment, Codes and Standards Enhancement (CASE) Initiative for PY 2013: Title 20 Standards Development. Analysis of Standards Proposal for Small Network Equipment. Report produced for the California IOUs in response to California Energy Commission Invitation to Participate. July 2013. California (with Gregg Hardy, Jeffrey Swofford, Apurva Pawashe, Katherine Dayem, and Debbie Driscoll). Download here.
Capturing Plug Load Energy Savings with a Wide Net: Horizontal Policy Lessons Learned and Future Opportunities. In American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. August 2012. Pacific Grove, California, United States (with Chris Calwell, Jeffrey Swofford, Philip Walters, David Denkenberger, and Erica Lighthiser). Download here.
Appliance Standards Program Support: Energy Savings and Opportunity Recommendations. 2012. Prepared by Ecova for Salt River Project. Phoenix, AZ (with Jeffrey Swofford, Katherine Dayem, Clancy Donnelly and Chris Calwell).
Proposed Title 20 California Efficiency Standards for Battery Charger Systems. Presentation on behalf of the California IOUs at California Energy Commission Staff Workshop, Docket No. 09-AAER-2; RE: 2010 Rulemaking proceedings Phase II on Appliance Efficiency Regulations. March 2, 2011. (with Philip Walters). Download here.
Proposed Title 20 California Efficiency Standards for Battery Charger Systems. Presentation on behalf of the California IOUs at California Energy Commission Staff Workshop, Docket No. 09-AAER-2; RE: 2010 Rulemaking proceedings Phase II on Appliance Efficiency Regulations. October 11, 2010. Download here.
Pacific Gas & Electric Proposed Battery Charger System Energy Star Specification, submitted to EPA Energy Star Program by Pacific Gas & Electric. Prepared by PG&E’s technical consultant, Ecos. August 2010 (with Jeffrey Swofford and Paul Bendt).
Assessment of Options for Improving Energy Efficiency Test Procedures for Displays, prepared for ENERGY STAR, Natural Resources Canada, and NYSERDA, March 17, 2010 (with Chris Calwell and Catherine Mercier). Download here.
Analysis of Standards Options for Battery Charger Systems, Report for Codes and Standards Enhancement (CASE) Initiative For PY2009: Title 20 Standards Development prepared for Pacific Gas and Electric Company, January 2010 (with Paul Bendt, Jeffrey Swofford and Jonathan Carter Hebert). Download here.
Industrial Battery Charger Energy Savings Opportunities. (Emerging Technologies Program Application Assessment Report #0808). Prepared for Pacific Gas and Electric’s Emerging Technology Program. May, 2009 (with Brian Maloney and Jonathan Carter Hebert). Download here.
Energy Efficiency Battery Charger System Test Procedure, Version 2.2, Prepared with funds from Public Interest Energy Research, Title 20 funds from the State of California and funds from Pacific Gas and Electric. November 2008 (with Paul Bendt, Ph.D., Ecos Consulting, Haresh Kamath and Tom Geist, EPRI Solutions; Jordan Smith, Loïc Gailla, and José Salazar, SCE). Download here.
Radical Redesign Nears for Battery Chargers, Power Electronics Technology, April 2007 (with Chris Calwell, Ecos Consulting). Available here.
Residential Plug Load Field Research Report, report prepared for the California Energy Commission Public Interest Energy Research Program, October, 2006. (with Laura Moorefield and Peter-May-Ostendorp, Ecos Consulting). Download here.
Designing Battery Charger Systems for Improved Efficiency: A Technical Primer, prepared for the California Energy Commission, 2006 (with Haresh Kamath and Tom Geist of the Electric Power Research Institute; and Peter May-Ostendorp, Ecos Consulting). Download here.
Beyond Power Supplies: Addressing Battery Charger Systems as the Second Common Denominator in Electronic Products. ACEEE Summer Study Conference Proceedings on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 2006. Pacific Grove, California, United States (with Kim Herb, Ecos Consulting and Brad Meister, The California Energy Commission). Download here.
Televisions: Active Mode Energy Use, New Horizons for Energy Efficiency, report prepared for the Natural Resources Defense Council, March 2005 (with Chris Calwell and Peter Ostendorp). Download here.
Cable and Satellite Set Top Box Energy Savings Opportunities, prepared for the Natural Resources Defense Council, March 2005. Download here.
Power Supply Census, for the California Energy Commission PIER program, March 2005 (with Chris Calwell, Travis Reeder and Catherine Hardy).
Designing Ac-Dc Power Supplies for Improved Energy Efficiency: A Technical Primer, prepared for the California Energy Commission with Public Interest Energy Research Funds. December 2004 (with Chris Calwell; Arshad Mansoor, EPRI Solutions and Tom Geist, EPRI Solutions). Download here.
Forging Ahead with Desktop PC Power Supply Efficiency Improvements, presentation at the Intel Technology Symposium, September 8, 2004 (with Chris Calwell, Ecos Consulting; David Hiller, Lilly Huang and David Perchlik, Intel Corporation; and Craig Hershberg, U.S. EPA).
If We’re Only Snoozing, We’re Losing: Opportunities to Save Energy by Improving the Active Mode Efficiency of Consumer Electronics. August 2004. ACEEE Summer Study Conference Proceedings on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Pacific Grove, California, United States (with Chris Calwell and Noah Horowitz). Download here.
Analysis of Standards Options For Single-Voltage External Ac to Dc Power Supplies. CASE Report for PY2004: Title 20 Standards Development, May 3, 2004. Download here.
Test Method for Calculating the Energy Efficiency of Single-Voltage External Ac-Dc Power Supplies, prepared for the California Energy Commission PIER Program. February 2004. (with Chris Calwell and Travis Reeder, Ecos Consulting Arshad Mansoor, Power Electronics Application Center (EPRI-PEAC). Download here.
Charge! A New Battle Cry for Energy Efficiency, Home Energy Magazine, vol. 21, no. 2, March/April 2004, pp. 18-22 (with Chris Calwell). Available here.
Like a Family: What Works to Create Healthy and Respectful Student-Faculty Interactions. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 2004 Vol.10, issue 3 (with Barbara Whitten, Colorado College, et al.). Available here.
Laptops: How Much Do They Use and How Much Can We Save? prepared for the Natural Resources Defense Council, September, 2003, (with Chris Calwell).
Battery Chargers and Energy Efficiency, Summary of Findings and Recommendations, prepared for the Natural Resources Defense Council, October, 2003 (with Chris Calwell, Travis Reeder and Riley Neugebauer). Download here.
LED Lighting Technologies and Potential for Near-Term Applications, prepared for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, June 2003 (with My Ton, Kate Conway and Chris Calwell). Download here.
What Works? Increasing the Participation of Women in Undergraduate Physics, Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 2003 Vol. 9, issue 3 & 4 (with Barbara Whitten, The Colorado College, et al.)
What Works for Women in Undergraduate Physics? Physics Today, September 2003, pp. 46 – 51 (with Barbara Whitten and Margaret Duncombe, The Colorado College). Download here.
California State Fuel-Efficient Tire Report: Volume II, for the California Energy Commission, January 2003, (with Chris Calwell, My Ton, Deborah Gordon, Marissa Olson and Travis Reeder). Download here.
Physics For Everyone: Representative Physics Problems, published 2002 (with Barbara Whitten, Katy Garton, Shannon Dorato, Abby Ryder and Hillary Swanson).
N-Body Modeling of the Formation of the Galilean Moons of Jupiter. Published 2001 via the web (with Paul Hayne, Derek Richardson, et al.).