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Reference

Demand Response Overview

The 2007 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.