The Basics of of Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings (GEBs)

A SyracuseCoE Research & Technology Forum

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In the U.S., more than 70% of electricity consumption comes from buildings. As the world’s population continues to urbanize, building energy demand will place an increasingly hefty burden on electric power transmission and distribution networks. In addition, the intermittent and unpredictable nature of renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy, lead to mismatches in energy supply and demand, resulting in energy price volatility and unstable profiles in building loads and network voltages.

GEB = Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings

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To address these challenges, the Department of Energy's Building Technology Office is developing a Grid-Interactive Efficient Building (GEB) strategy which aims to optimize across distributed energy resources (DERs) to advance the role buildings can play in energy system operations and planning.

Join to learn the basic concepts, potential applications, and current challenges of GEB. The presentation will be followed by Q&A.

This event is part of SyracuseCoE's EPIC Buildings program.