Using Smart Meters to Promote Residential Water Efficiency ...
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WFR Mailing Data 18,688 homes across 19 months (8,362 in WFR group and 10,326 homes in a comparison group). Finding 1 The water savings effect was highest in the three months following the mailing (-8% in November, -10% in December, and -11% in January). Finding 2 “High” (above-average) water users reduced their consumption by 15% whereas the savings among “low” (below- average) users reached only 5%. Cash in your grass. Take advantage of the River Friendly Rebate Program to replace your thirsty turf grass with drought tolerant landscape and receive up to $1.00 per square foot of turf replaced. Take Action! Follow these steps, and you’ll be on your way to using water more efficiently. 1 Fix that leaky toilet. Even a small leak can waste 30 gallons per day. That’s over 10,000 gallons per year. Yikes. 2 Choose and use your appliances wisely. Choose ENERGY STAR certified appliances whenever possible and always use them at full capacity to save water and energy. 3 Your home used 12% less water per day compared to similar homes in Sacramento. How Does Your Home Compare? Here’s how your average daily water usage compares homes like yours during June, 2015. Less Water 12% 401 Gallons You You Similar Homes 2 358 Gallons dmbGsffTTNU-1506-01 915 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814 John Smith 123 Main Street Sacramento, CA 95838 June 2015 Water use at 123 Main Street Sacramento, CA 95838 1 A potential leak is detected when a continuous flow of more than 1 gallon is measured for 24 consecutive hours. A leak of fewer than 50 gallons per day might be a dripping faucet or a leaky toilet. Larger leaks are likely to be a cracked or broken pipe. 2 In this comparison, “similar homes” represents the average water use over the same period from approximately 500 single-family homes in your area. 3 Daily average values are calculated from your historic usage records, and may be estimated in some cases. A Message from the City of Sacramento The City of Sacramento is in a Stage 2 Water Shortage requiring a mandatory 28 percent reduction in water use. You can do you part during this drought by: • limiting your outdoor irrigation to two days per week • shortening shower time to 5 minutes or less • using a commercial car wash that recycles water instead of washing your vehicle at home. Free water conservation devices and rebates are available. Rebate Offer To get pre-qualified, please call 311 to schedule a free Water Wise House Call. Visit www.sparesacwater.org/rebates for more information. Powered By dmbGsffTTNU-1506-01 Get the EyeOnWater App Download the EyeOnWater App to keep an eye on your water usage, track historical trends, monitor your home for leaks, and more. It’s free. Account # 1234-56789 You now have online access to your hourly water usage information. Visit mywater.cityofsacramento.org and enter your account number to register. Questions? Contact the City of Sacramento Department of Utilities at 311 or at [email protected]. Average Water Usage Per Day 3 Your average daily water usage compared to similar homes in Sacramento over the past year. You Similar Homes 200 0 400 AVERAGE GALLONS PER DAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUNE 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 6,000 5,000 4,000 ’15 ’15 ’15 ’16 ’16 ’16 ’16 ’16 ’16 Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr June Aug Oct Dec 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 11,000 June ’15 Months Monthly Water Usage (Gallons) Average Monthly Water Consumption WFR Group Control Group -10 -15 -20 June ’15 ’15 ’15 ’15 ’16 ’16 ’16 ’16 ’16 ’16 Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr June Aug Oct Dec -5 0 5 10 Months Percent % Water Savings Among High and Lower Users High Users Low Users WFR Mailing Data 5,391 homes across 7 months (1,283 in EOW group and 4,108 homes in a comparison group). Finding 1 The percentage of homes with leaks in the EOW group dropped from 12% one month before the sign up, to 6% three months after the sign up. Finding 2 After signing up for EOW, the duration of an average leak was reduced from 29 days to 19 days (a 30% reduction). Sign Up Average Percentage of Homes with a Leak EOW Group Control Group 4 2 0 6 8 10 12 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 Normalized Months Percent % 10 5 0 15 20 25 30 Days Before Sign Up 29 DAYS 24 DAYS After Sign Up 19 DAYS 23 DAYS Average Leak Duration EOW Group Control Group Sign Up Using Smart Meters to Promote Residential Water Efficiency and Conservation Water Focus Reports (WFR) Personalized mailing provides feedback using a “similar homes” comparison. EyeOnWater (EOW) Web portal to help track water consumption, set leak alerts, and pay bills. P. Wesley Schultz California State University, San Marcos www.csusm.edu/schultz [email protected] Smart water meters provide new opportunities for educational outreach materials designed to promote water efficiency and conservation. This poster summarizes the results from a deployment of the Badger Meter BEACON AMA ® platform with the City of Sacramento Department of Utilities (Sacramento CA). The results show that sending personalized Water Focus Reports can be an effective tool for managing demand, and that customers are responsive to a web-based portal with an embedded leak-detection algorithm.
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WFR Mailing
Data18,688 homes across 19 months (8,362 in WFR group and 10,326 homes in a comparison group).
Finding 1The water savings effect was highest in the three months following the mailing (-8% in November, -10% in December, and -11% in January).
Finding 2“High” (above-average) water users reduced their consumption by 15% whereas the savings among “low” (below- average) users reached only 5%.
Cash in your grass.Take advantage of the River Friendly
Rebate Program to replace your thirsty turf grass with drought tolerant landscape and receive up to $1.00 per
square foot of turf replaced.
Take Action!Follow these steps, and you’ll be on your way to using water more efficiently.
1
Fix that leaky toilet.Even a small leak can waste
30 gallons per day. That’s over 10,000 gallons per year. Yikes.
2
Choose and use your appliances wisely.
Choose ENERGY STAR certified appliances whenever possible and always use them at full capacity to
save water and energy.
3
Your home used12% less water per day compared to similar homes in Sacramento.
How Does Your Home Compare?Here’s how your average daily water usage compares homes like yours during June, 2015.
Less Water12%
401 Gallons
YouYou
Similar Homes2
358 Gallons
dmbGsffTTNU-1506-01
915 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814
John Smith123 Main StreetSacramento, CA 95838
June 2015
Water use at123 Main StreetSacramento, CA 95838
1 A potential leak is detected when a continuous flow of more than 1 gallon is measured for 24 consecutive hours. A leak of fewer than 50 gallons per day might be a dripping faucet or a leaky toilet. Larger leaks are likely to be a cracked or broken pipe.
2 In this comparison, “similar homes” represents the average water use over the same period from approximately 500 single-family homes in your area.
3 Daily average values are calculated from your historic usage records, and may be estimated in some cases.
A Message from the City of Sacramento
The City of Sacramento is in a Stage 2 Water Shortage requiring a mandatory 28 percent reduction in water use.
You can do you part during this drought by:
• limiting your outdoor irrigation to two days per week• shortening shower time to 5 minutes or less• using a commercial car wash that recycles water instead of washing your vehicle at home.
Free water conservation devices and rebates are available.
Rebate Offer
To get pre-qualified, please call 311 to schedule a free Water Wise House Call. Visit www.sparesacwater.org/rebates for more information.
Powered BydmbGsffTTNU-1506-01
Get the EyeOnWater App
Download the EyeOnWater App to keep an eye on your water usage, track historical trends, monitor your home for leaks, and more. It’s free.
Account # 1234-56789
You now have online access to your hourlywater usage information.
Visit mywater.cityofsacramento.org and enter your account number to register.
Questions? Contact the City of Sacramento Department of Utilities at 311 or [email protected].
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Finding 1The percentage of homes with leaks in the EOW group dropped from 12% one month before the sign up, to 6% three months after the sign up.
Finding 2After signing up for EOW, the duration of an average leak was reduced from 29 days to 19 days (a 30% reduction).
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Using Smart Meters to Promote Residential Water Efficiency and Conservation
Water Focus Reports (WFR)
Personalized mailing provides feedback using a “similar homes” comparison.
EyeOnWater (EOW)
Web portal to help track water consumption, set leak alerts, and pay bills.
P. Wesley Schultz California State University, San Marcoswww.csusm.edu/[email protected]
Smart water meters provide new opportunities for educational outreach materials designed to promote water efficiency and conservation. This poster summarizes the results from a deployment of the Badger Meter BEACON AMA® platform with the City of Sacramento Department of Utilities (Sacramento CA). The results show that sending personalized Water Focus Reports can be an effective tool for managing demand, and that customers are responsive to a web-based portal with an embedded leak-detection algorithm.
