News/Events

The latest news and press releases about Metropolitan Energy.

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 Complete 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.

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.

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.

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.