Standby generators are an untapped source for energy efficiency. Retrofitting a high efficiency heat pump to the existing engine heating infrastructure of a genset can reduce the energy draw needed to maintain startability of the system by up to 65%.
This whitepaper, authored by Levi Westra, Principal Energy Efficiency Engineer of Avista Utilities, details the energy and cost savings achieved at five pilot sites in Spokane, WA that were retrofitted with an energy efficient heat pump to become the primary source of engine heat.
About Avista
Avista is involved in the production, transmission and distribution of energy. We provide energy services and electricity to 360,000 customers and natural gas to 321,000 customers in a service territory that covers 30,000 square miles in eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and parts of southern and eastern Oregon, with a population of 1.5 million. Avista is an operating division of Avista Corp.