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we can actually sell energy back to the grid. "
There is a demand response program that allows buildings to supply
energy back to the grid when there is demand, " you actually flag it,
saying I can give you 500 KW from my building, " he said for example.
It also manages time of use pricing to draw less power from the grid
during peak periods to help lower costs while also reducing strain on
the grid.
" It does the economic dispatch, meaning it understands which
energy needs to be used so that I'm cutting my energy bill. "
" It can also do energy optimization, you need to understand, on the
load side, what type of load we need to use. Which are essential loads,
which are non-essential loads. "
" We also talk about thermal energy, we don't want to heat the
building for the sake of heating the building, " which is another way to
manage energy costs.
DERs also allow facilities to continue operating their critical loads
when there is a grid outage. The platform monitors weather patterns
so the system is prepared to go into 'island mode' when an outage
occurs.
Revuru explained that the building of the future is about
sustainability and resiliency, the goal being to reach net-zero/positive
while also making the energy we consume more reliable than it already
is.
Ultimately, Revuru said, " Reduced carbon means reduced cost.
Energy efficiency comes into the picture and you know what (energy)
you're using. "
With that visibility its possible to reduce consumption by managing
heat and lighting loads, for example, or identifying aging equipment
that is drawing more energy than it needs.
On top of that, carbon emissions are becoming more expensive
beyond the cost of electricity itself. Canada has had carbon pricing in
place since 2019, referred to commonly as a 'carbon-tax', and officially

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