Case Study
Dade County, FL: Household Energy Monitoring
Twenty houses in Dade County, Florida were instrumented with dataloggers and sensors by the Florida Solar Energy Center to
research energy-efficient housing. Ten of the houses served as a control group. The other 10 had energy-efficient features built
into them. Monitored parameters included household power use (total and individual appliance), meteorological conditions, and the
houses’ condition (e.g., roof and interior air temperature). Data from the two groups were compared to determine the performance
of the energy-efficiency measures and identify possible improvements.
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