Tag: heating degree day
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Heating Degree Days Drop Again in 2017
Prime: prime Subtitle: It’s not happening everywhere, but Atlanta, Aspen, and other places saw the downward trend of HDD continue Images: We’ve had some beautiful cool weather here in Atlanta this spring. It’s about 50°F outdoors as I write this, one week into the month of May. The high yesterday was only about 70°F. We’re…
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Heating Degree Days Drop Again in 2017
Prime: prime Subtitle: It’s not happening everywhere, but Atlanta, Aspen, and other places saw the downward trend of HDD continue Images: We’ve had some beautiful cool weather here in Atlanta this spring. It’s about 50°F outdoors as I write this, one week into the month of May. The high yesterday was only about 70°F. We’re…
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Choosing a Base Temperature for Degree Days
Subtitle: This reference point is important when using degree days for energy consumption analysis Images: Degree days are a combination of time and temperature. We looked at their uses and where they come from in Part 1 of this series, and now it’s time to go a little deeper. The temperature enters as a temperature…