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21st Century Grid: Smart Buildings Bring Demand Side Management into the Picture, Part One

Posted on May 28, 2008

Forecasted growth in electricity demand, efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the steep rise in fossil fuel prices continues to shake up and transform electric utilities and power producers in the U.S. and Europe. Much attention is being paid to the pressing need for power generation and infrastructure investment as industry members and government agencies try to map out a pathway that leads towards a smarter, 21st century grid. With buildings accounting for an estimated 39% of total energy demand building smarter, energy-aware buildings - and even more importantly retrofitt...

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