@article{30123,
  keywords = {Urban heat island, Cool Pavements, Albedo, Pavements, Urban heat island mitigation, Electrical energy saving, Cool surface},
  author = {Melvin Pomerantz and Pablo J Rosado and Ronnen M Levinson},
  title = {A Simple Tool for Estimating City-Wide Annual Electrical Energy Savings from Cooler Surfaces},
  abstract = {<p>We present a simple method to estimate the maximum possible electrical energy saving that might be achieved by increasing the albedo of surfaces in a large city. We restrict this to the {\textquotedblleft}indirect effect{\textquotedblright}, the cooling of outside air that lessens the demand for air conditioning (AC). Given the power demand of the electric utilities and data about the city, we can use a single linear equation to estimate the maximum savings. For example, the result for an albedo change of 0.2 of pavements in a typical warm city in California, such as Sacramento, is that the saving is less than about 2 kWh per m<sup>2</sup> per year. This may help decision makers choose which heat island mitigation techniques are economical from an energy-saving perspective.</p>},
  year = {2015},
  booktitle = {Urban Climate},
  journal = {Urban Climate},
  series = {Urban Climate},
  volume = {14},
  pages = {315 - 325},
  month = {12/2015},
  issn = {22120955},
  doi = {10.1016/j.uclim.2015.05.007},
  language = {eng},
}