Blueprint for integrating Grid-Interactive Efficient Building Tech
Blueprint for Integrating GridInteractive Efficient Building (GEB) Technologies into U.S. General Services Administration Performance Contracts
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is the manager of the largest portfolio of commercial office space in the United States. In this document NREL spell out how Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings (GEBs) can be :-
- identified,
- optimally implemented, and
- measured using M&V techniques
Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings in turn offer an unified method to :-
- coordinating building energy loads for cost savings,
- continuous demand management,
- to optimize energy use for additional grid services,
- enable flexibility regarding when and how building electrical and thermal loads are operated,
- mitigate peak demand challenges,
- enhance grid reliability/energy resiliency, and
- balance the supply of renewable energy generation
