electricity – TechConnect Briefs

Permanent Distributed Load Reduction — A low-cost grid capacity solution

Sandersen J., Orion Energy Systems, US

The wholesale changeover of inefficient lighting can have a dramatic and sustainable impact on the nation’s stressed electric grid through permanent distributed load reductions, or PDLR. PDLR requires the deployment of energy-efficient technology at the [...]

Intelligent Electrical Energy Demand Management

Ashton K., EnerNOC, US

The electric power industry in North America faces enormous challenges to keep pace with the increasing demand for electricity. According to the international Energy Agency, the United States and Canada need to add 758,000 MW [...]