DOE Puts Power in Consumers’ Hands
Posted by: G R Peacock in Education, Organizations, Temperature, Website
{IMAGE CAPTION: The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory set out to test and speed adoption of new smart grid technologies that can make the power grid more resilient and
efficient via the Pacific Northwest GridWise Demonstration.}
The project was funded primarily by DOE, with other support provided by utilities and manufacturers. It involved two separate studies to test demand-response concepts and technologies.
The Olympic Peninsula Project found homeowners are willing to adjust their individual energy use based on price signals — provided via information technology tools.
The Grid Friendly™ Appliance Project demonstrated that everyday household appliances can automatically reduce energy consumption at critical moments when they are fitted with controllers that sense stress on the grid.
(Read the Full Story on the PNNL DOE website or on our companion site, TempSensorNEWS.com.
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