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A new partnership between the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District aims to advance the construction of energy-efficient homes in California.

A partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy's

(NREL) and the

(SMUD) will move forward energy-efficient home construction in California while advancing energy-efficient home research at NREL.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishes a collaboration between NREL and SMUD in which SMUD will participate in NREL's research and development activities on high-performance, energy-efficient homes.

This multi-year agreement allows NREL researchers to evaluate cost and performance improvements in homes that are supported by SMUD and are constructed in their service territory. SMUD will share data with NREL from these collaborative projects, including utility bill information, impacts on their distribution system, energy and peak demand information, and performance of photovoltaic systems used in the projects.

"NREL's research is aiming for a 70 percent reduction in energy use in homes without compromising comfort or convenience. The intent is to provide the remaining 30 percent through onsite power supplied by photovoltaics, making the house a net zero energy user," said Bobi A. Garrett, NREL Associate Director of Planning and Technology Management.

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