Water heater template for SFm

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Pull Request (PR) Description

NOTE: SUBMIT A PLAN TO DEER SUPPORT PRIOR TO WORKING ON CODE FOR A MEASURE, FEATURE, OR BUG TO BE CONNECTED WITH OTHERS WORKING ON THE SAME ISSUE OR TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK ON YOUR PROPOSED METHOD

DEER Support Email: DeerSupport@dnv.com

PR Author

• [x] Make sure the PR branch is up to date with main branch at the time of the PR submission
• [x] Craft a succinct title that effectively encapsulates the essence of the pull request, providing a general overview of the proposed changes.
• [x] Label the PR with at least one of the following: New Measure, Bug, or Feature.
• [x] Provide a concise description of the measure, bug, or feature. Submit one PR per measure. created a water heater template to accommodate the need for using E+ for certain water heater related measures. The current water heater template supports gas, elec, gas tankless, hpwh, and 120v hpwh in one story single family model.
• [ ] For a new measure, attach a workbook named DEER_EnergyPlus_Modelkit_Measure_list_working.xlsx, containing only rows used for post-processing the measure.
• [x] Add comments in the code when necessary to facilitate the review process.
• [ ] Add a comment before the added code, including the author's full name, company, and specifying if it's a bug fix, new measure, or feature.
• [ ] For a new feature or bug, demonstrate the impact on energy consumption for selected cases with justification using plots and descriptions.
• [ ] For a new measure, add a summary table showing total energy consumption per simulated case.

  PR Reviewer

• [ ] Conduct a thorough code review.
• [ ] If the branch is behind the main, merge the branch locally to check for potential conflicts.
• [ ] If a bug, locally reproduce it and compare energy consumptions before and after.
• [ ] Explore creative ways to stress-test the code.
• [ ] Locally check the error file and other outputs.