Report provides an overview of smart buildings and the prioritization and categorization of GEB technologies that have a high potential to provide grid services.
Federal Energy Management Program
September 20, 2024
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Growing peak electricity demand, transmission and distribution infrastructure constraints, and an increasing share of variable renewable electricity generation are challenging the electrical grid.
As the grid becomes increasingly complex, demand flexibility can play an important role in helping maintain grid reliability, improving energy affordability, and integrating a variety of generation sources.
Grid-interactive efficient buildings (GEBs) can provide flexibility by reducing energy waste, helping balance energy use during times of peak demand and/or plentiful renewable generation, and reducing the risk of frequency deviations.
This report serves as a resource for building owners and managers interested in deploying GEB technologies in federal and commercial facilities, and provides an overview of smart buildings and the prioritization and categorization of GEB technologies that have a high potential to provide grid services.