Systems integrators already use BAS to manage lighting and HVAC. However, load management and energy efficiency strategies are most effective when all elements of the energy chain are linked together for the customer. Integrating load response onto this platform brings the supply side of the picture into perspective. It puts facility managers, business owners, and building management in a position to leverage both the demand and supply side of the equation. This holistic approach allows an energy team to take full advantage of opportunities in an ever-evolving energy marketplace. Those opportunities include shaping load via control system upgrades and retrofitting, reducing load via advanced load limiting and peak shaving applications, and smoothing bandwidth via optimizing control strategies.
Enhancing the flexibility of a company’s facilities is fundamental to reducing future energy demand and stress on the power grid today. By incorporating load response metering and real-time market pricing into existing energy management techniques and multiple building systems, businesses can elevate energy management well beyond dimming lights or adjusting thermostats.