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Appliance Recycling Program Impact Evaluation Volume 2: Appendices Work Order 35 California Public Utility Commission, Energy Division Prepared by KEMA, Inc. October 24, 2014 LEGAL NOTICE This report was prepared under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). While sponsoring this work, the CPUC does not necessarily represent the views of the Commission or any of its employees except to the extent, if any, that it has formally been approved by the Commission at a public meeting. For information regarding any such action, communicate directly with the Commission at 505 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102. Neither the Commission nor the State of California, nor any officer, employee, or any of its contractors or subcontractors makes any warrant, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability whatsoever for the contents of this document. Table of Contents A. Metering Equipment and Protocols ..................................................................................... A-1 A.1 Metering Protocols ..................................................................................................... A-1 A.2 Launching ARP Loggers Using the U-Shuttle ........................................................... A-3 A.3 Fridge-Freezer Temperature Measurement Protocol ................................................ A-5 B. Climate Zones from CLASS Study ........................................................................................ B-1 C. Participant Survey ................................................................................................................ C-2 C.1 Survey Instrument ..................................................................................................... C-2 D. Non-participant Acquirer/Discarder Survey ........................................................................ D-1 E. Retail Channel of Secondary Market .................................................................................. E-19 E.1 Market Actor Population and Sample Design ......................................................... E-19 E.2 Secondary Market Actor Interview Guide ............................................................... E-22 E.3 Volume & Flow Analysis of Retail Channel ............................................................. E-31 F. Telephone Survey & Interview Response Rates ................................................................... F-1 F.1 Calculation of the Response Rates ............................................................................. F-1 F.2 Response Rates of Telephone Surveys ....................................................................... F-1 F.3 Response Rates of Market Actor Interviews .............................................................. F-5 G. Peer-to-Peer Channel of Secondary Market ....................................................................... G-14 G.1 Craig’s List Accept/Reject Filter Terms ................................................................... G-14 G.2 Volume Analysis of Peer-to-peer channel ............................................................... G-16 H. Obtaining Nameplate UEC ................................................................................................... H-1 H.1 Details of Matching Algorithm .................................................................................. H-1 H.2 Imputation of Nameplate UEC for Unmatched Units .............................................. H-3 I. Annualization of Short-term Meter Data .............................................................................. I-1 I.1 Load Shape Regression Model .................................................................................... I-1 J. Error Propagation for Gross and Net Savings ....................................................................... J-1 J.1 Response Proportions and Standard Errors ............................................................... J-1 J.2 Savings Estimate Precision ........................................................................................ J-2 K. Relationship of Survey Questions to Counterfactual Actions .............................................. K-1 L. Comparison of Response Groups ......................................................................................... L-1 M. Public Comments on the Report ......................................................................................... M-1 List of Tables Table 1: Climate Zones for CLASS Stratification Sorted by Descending Cooling Degree Days .. B-1 Table 2. Sample Design for Secondary Market Actor Interviews ............................................. E-20 DNV GL i October 24, 2014 Table of Contents Table 3: Response Rate 1 for Participant Survey ......................................................................... F-2 Table 4: Response Rate 3 for Participant Survey ........................................................................ F-2 Table 5. Dialing Attempts for Participant Survey Completions .................................................. F-3 Table 6: Response Rate 1 for Acquirer/Discarder Survey ........................................................... F-4 Table 7: Response Rate 3 for Acquirer/Discarder Survey ........................................................... F-4 Table 8. Dialing Attempts for Non-Participant Survey Completions .......................................... F-5 Table 9: Response Rate 1 for Auction House Interviews ............................................................. F-5 Table 10: Response Rate 3 for Auction House Interviews ........................................................... F-6 Table 11: Response Rate 1 for Small Charity Interviews .............................................................. F-6 Table 12: Response Rate 3 for Small Charity Interviews ............................................................. F-7 Table 13: Response Rate 1 for Charity Chain Interviews ............................................................. F-7 Table 14: Response Rate 3 for Charity Chain Interviews ............................................................ F-8 Table 15: Response Rate 1 for Hauler Interviews ........................................................................ F-8 Table 16: Response Rate 3 for Hauler Interviews ....................................................................... F-8 Table 17: Response Rate 1 for Appliance Recycler Interviews ..................................................... F-9 Table 18: Response Rate 3 for Appliance Recycler Interviews .................................................... F-9 Table 19: Response Rate 1 for Rental Company Interviews ........................................................ F-9 Table 20: Response Rate 3 for Rental Company Interviews ..................................................... F-10 Table 21: Response Rate 1 for Retail Chain Interviews ............................................................. F-10 Table 22: Response Rate 3 for Retail Chain Interviews ............................................................. F-11 Table 23: Response Rate 1 for New Retailer, Small, Interviews ................................................. F-11 Table 24: Response Rate 3 for New Retailer, Small, Interviews ............................................... F-12 Table 25: Response Rate 1 for Used Retailer Interviews ........................................................... F-12 Table 26: Response Rate 3 for Used Retailer Interviews .......................................................... F-13 Table 27: Reject Filter Terms for RSS Feeds ............................................................................. G-14 Table 28: Accept Filter Terms for RSS Feeds ............................................................................ G-15 Table 29: Volume of Peer-to-peer Channel of Secondary Market ............................................. G-16 Table 30: Results of Matching Algorithm ................................................................................... H-2 Table 31: Proportions of Matching Model Numbers .................................................................. H-2 Table 32: Comparison of Tracking Data to Imputed Values for Refrigerators .......................... H-4 Table 33: Comparison of Tracking Data to Imputed Values for Freezers .................................. H-4 Table 34: Main Effects Table ........................................................................................................I-3 Table 35: Month-Configuration Interaction Terms..................................................................... I-4 Table 36: Month-use Type Interaction Terms ............................................................................. I-6 Table 37: Month-Conditioned Space Dummy Interaction Terms ................................................ I-7 DNV GL ii October 24, 2014 Table of Contents Table 38: Configuration-Use Type and Configuration-Conditioned Space Dummy Interaction Terms ..................................................................................................................................... I-7 Table 39: Volume-Month, Volume-Configuration, and Volume-Use Type Interaction Terms .. I-9 Table 40: Outdoor Temperature interacted with Month, Configuration, Use Type, Conditioned Space Dummy, and Volume ................................................................................................ I-10 Table 41: Three-Way Interaction Terms ....................................................................................