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The latest news and press releases about Metropolitan Energy.
- South Korea launches energy savings project in Chicago (July 21, 2010)
The Chicago Tribune offers a story that highlights the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Chicago-area organizations and Korean companies to develop a downtown Chicago Smart Grid. MetEnergy was integral in drafting, initializing and proposing the project. - Korea to bankroll ’smart’ Chicago skyscrapers (July 21, 2010)
Julie Wernau from the Chicago Tribune explains the new initiative between BOMA/Chicago and Korean companies to implement a Smart Grid in downtown Chicago. MetEnergy has been working with both BOMA/Chicago and the Korean companies to develop this project and get the parties to signed the memorandum of understanding. - Korean firms to fund BOMA/Chicago’s commercial smart grid program (July 21, 2010)
REJournals.com outlines thhe memorandum of understanding signed between BOMA/Chicago, Citizens Utility Board, the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition, the korean Smart Grid Association, KT Corporation, and LG Electronics, which will develop a commercial smart grid pilot program for office buildings in downtown Chicago. MetEnergy designed this pilot program and will be working closely with the companies involved to implement the project. - Smart Grid 101 (March 12, 2010)
Sustainable Chicago features an article written by Mike Munson of Metropolitan Energy and Michael Cornicelli of BOMA/Chicago outlining the details of the umbrella term "Smart Grid" and the necessary steps to implementing this technology into commercial buildings. - Chicago buildings use DR to sell virtual power in PJM (August 12, 2009)
The Compete Coalition covers MetEnergy's role in the new smart grid in Chicago. - BOMA wants $90M from stimulus fund for smart meters (August 6, 2009)
ChicagoBusiness (powered by Crain's) covers BOMA/Chicago's bid for DOE funding for a commercial smart grid in Chicago. - Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago Unveils Plans for Nation's First Commercial Office Building Smart Grid (August 6, 2009)
redOrbit highlights BOMA/Chicago and MetEnergy's bid for installing Smart Grid technologies in commercial office buildings in Chicago.
Reference
Demand Response Overview
- The Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering, prepared by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, provides an introduction to demand response and its current status.
- For a description of demand response opportunities available in Illinois click here.
Commercial Buildings
- An introduction to commercial building control strategies and techniques for demand response from the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL).
- Demand Shifting with Thermal Mass research at LBL including publications.
- Discussion of BACnet applicability to demand response.
Miscellaneous
- Coordinating demand response and energy efficiency programs to maximize value to customers is one of the goals spelled out in the Environmental Protection Agency's National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency Vision for 2025: Developing a Framework for Change.
- Developing and determining performance of envelope and structural elements for improved thermal storage is on the research agenda of the National Green Building Council.
