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User Training Exercises - Solutions, Hints & Notes
Demographics
See variable → graph for bioPhysical/demographics/population/population[s,ts,a]
Drag time dimension to x-axis
Sum over age dimension
Select “male” in sex dimension
Select “female” in sex dimension
Residential Buildings
Run the view “report energy use at various aggregations”
Choose option 1 (No questions just take all defaults)
When the graph appears, find the line for electricity
See variable → graph for bioPhysical/energyUse/residentialStocks/resHeatSystems/newHeatSysShr[z,dtta,hs,ts]
See variable → graph for bioPhysical/energyUse/residentialStocks/resWaterHeaters/newWatHeaterShrAct[z,dtta,wht→ft_dwh,ts]
Non-Residential Buildings
Two solutions:
See variable → table for bioPhysical/energyUse/consStatEnergyUse/comInstEnergyUse[z,nrbs,seeu,ft_all,ts]
Run the view “report energy use at various aggregations”
Choose option 2 (Run interactively asking questions)
Accept default values for all questions except:
For “Which result do you you want to see?”, choose option 3 (energy custom with end uses)
For “How do you wish to handle fuel types?”, choose option 1 (Roll fuel types together)
View data for aggSubSectorsEnr=Commercial, aggStationaryEndUse=Space_Cooling, time=2050
How much energy was used for cooling commercial space in 2050?
Find the variable which characterizes the efficiency of auxiliary equipment in non-residential buildings.
Transportation
In the personal use vehicle fleet, what was the share of cars vs. light trucks 2011? In 2050?
Graph both the lab and road adjusted personal use light duty vehicle fuel consumption intensities over time for new vehicles.
Electricity Generation
What was the installed decentralized electricity generating capacity (MW) in 2050?
What is the decentralized electricity generation technology with the most generation in 2050? What is the corresponding capacity factor for that technology?
Emissions
Display a graph of total projected CO2e emissions for two scenarios.
Solutions to Exercises