Information Model Standard for Integrating Facilities with Smart Grid

摘要

This collaboration between NEMA and ASHRAE will result in a facility smart grid information model standard that represents the energy consuming, producing, and storage systems found in residential, commercial, and industrial facilities. When industry standard protocols are enhanced to implement this model and the information it represents becomes available in equipment and energy management systems, a facility owner will better be able to understand what factors influence the facility's energy consumption; energy consultants can determine how to effectively reduce the energy profile of a facility; architects and engineers can design facilities that optimize the energy profile; controls manufacturers can create products that monitor and manage the facility energy profile; and energy providers can more accurately forecast energy consumption and demand, as well as the reactions to energy supply constraints.