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Smart Grid
The Smart Grid is a complex and dynamic concept. The term is generally used to encapsulate the emerging new landscape that defines how, when and where electrical power is transmitted, distributed, used, measured and managed across the power grid. Or, as the EPRI defines it, the Smart Grid is "a system that optimizes power supply and delivery, minimizes losses, is self-healing, and enables next-generation energy efficiency and demand response applications."
The Smart Grid is being created, in part, by advanced metering technology — taking shape as "smart devices" that monitor and analyze the flow of electricity going through them. These include:
- Two-way electric meters
- Light controllers, such as the Adura® Wireless Light Controller
- Occupancy and daylight sensors
- HVAC controls
- Plug load management tools
These devices are connected to a network of innovative new applications and systems that are changing the way commercial building owners and utilities work together to manage load requirements on the grid, including automated demand response, real time pricing, carbon footprint cap and trade programs and other strategies.
Why Adura and the Smart Grid?
The Adura LightPoint System™ plugs commercial buildings into the Smart Grid. It's the "connective tissue" that activates the last meter, yard, foot and inch of the Smart Grid, creating an energy management platform that unlocks and enables its potential.
The strategic value of this is quite profound. With Adura technology in place, building owners can unleash the full potential of the Smart Grid, realizing benefits that include:
- Lower building operating costs
- Energy efficiency and demand response capability
- Reduced building carbon footprint
- Automated lighting control based on real-time pricing
- Automatic load shedding via pre-configured strategies and settings
- Enhanced safety, comfort and flexibility via granular lighting control
Additional Resources
For an in-depth look at the complex and dynamic emergence of the Smart Grid, here are some useful links to leading experts and resources: