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. 2017 May 15;8:14916. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14916

Table 6. Summary of scenario parameters and efficiency changes.

  Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3 Scenario 4
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.