Costs and Benefits for Building Owners, Operators, and Occupants

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Wringing More Value from Building Energy Operations and Upgrades: Monetizing Demand Flexibility in Public and Institutional Facilities

This document discusses considerations and suggestions for State Energy Offices and facility-owning and-operating agencies to help identify ways to reduce peak loads, take advantage of TOU rate struct... This document discusses considerations and suggestions for State Energy Offices and facility-owning and-operating agencies to help identify ways to reduce peak loads, take advantage of TOU rate structures, and participate in DR programs that can yield greater savings as well as support resilience, emissions, and other goals.
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Value Potential for Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings in the GSA Portfolio: A Cost-Benefit Analysis

This RMI report presents the significant potential value for the General Services Administration (GSA) portfolio in investing in GEBs. The report details what specific GEB technologies offer the great... This RMI report presents the significant potential value for the General Services Administration (GSA) portfolio in investing in GEBs. The report details what specific GEB technologies offer the greatest potential for a handful of cities across the U.S.
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RMI Blog - Show Me the Money: The Business Opportunity of Grid-Interactive Buildings

This blog discusses how building owners can achieve grid-interactive buildings and why they should care about grid integration services because grid optimal buildings have grid-friendly load shapes an... This blog discusses how building owners can achieve grid-interactive buildings and why they should care about grid integration services because grid optimal buildings have grid-friendly load shapes and have the capability and the flexibility to provide services to the grid.
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National Standard Practice Manual for Benefit-Cost Analysis of Distributed Energy Resources (NSPM for DERs) Summary

This summary version of the manual offers policy-neutral, non-biased principles, concepts and methodologies to support single- and multi-DER BCA for EE, DR, DG, distributed storage, and electrificatio... This summary version of the manual offers policy-neutral, non-biased principles, concepts and methodologies to support single- and multi-DER BCA for EE, DR, DG, distributed storage, and electrification. This manual also has use case examples showing BCAs under different combinations and applications of DERs.
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