Grid -- Balancing Act (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Grid -- Balancing Act

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ORNL scientists have devised a control architecture for a fleet of HVAC units, which could allow utilities to harness the demand from a city's worth of buildings to help balance the power grid. The research is funded by DOE's Building Technologies Office.

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Andy Sproles/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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