Table 6. Summary of scenario parameters and efficiency changes.
Scenario 1 | Scenario 2 | Scenario 3 | Scenario 4 | |
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Building turnover | Current rate51 | Current rate51 | Current rate51 × 10 | Current rate51 × 10 |
Population | 22.5% by 2060 (ref. 8) | 22.5% by 2060 (ref. 8) | 22.5% by 2060 (ref. 8) | 22.5% by 2060 (ref. 8) |
A/C saturation | CDD adoption curve1 | CDD adoption curve1 | CDD adoption curve1 | CDD Adoption Curve1 |
A/C turnover | Purchase trends72 | Purchase trends72–electric only | Heat pump incentives | High-efficiency heat pumps |
Lighting | −80% by 2060 | −80% by 2060 | −90% by 2060 | −95% by 2060 |
TV/computer | −30% by 2060 | −30% by 2060 | −50% by 2060 | −70% by 2060 |
Water heating | −20% by 2060, shift to electric from purchase trends | −20% by 2060, shift to electric for all new DHW | −40% by 2060, shift to electric for all new DHW | −60% by 2060, shift to electric for all new DHW |
Refrigerators | −30% by 2060 | −30% by 2060 | −50% by 2060 | −70% by 2060 |
Plug loads | +1% per year | +1% per year | +0.5% per year | +0.25% per year |
Freezer | −30% by 2060 | −30% by 2060 | −50% by 2060 | −70% by 2060 |
Microwave | −50% by 2060 | −50% by 2060 | −75% by 2060 | −80% by 2060 |
A/C, air conditioning; CDD, cooling degree day; DHW, domestic hot water heating.