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42 U.S. Code § 17086. Advanced integration of buildings onto the electric grid
(a) In generalThe Secretary shall establish a program of research, development, and demonstration to enable components of commercial and residential buildings to serve as dynamic energy loads on and resources for the electric grid. The program shall focus on—
(1) developing low-cost, low power, wireless sensors to—
(A)
monitor building energy load;
(B)
forecast building energy need; and
(C)
enable building-level energy control;
(2)
developing data management capabilities and standard communication protocols to further interoperability at the building and grid-level;
(3)
developing advanced building-level energy management of components through integration of smart technologies, control systems, and data processing, to enable energy efficiency and savings;
(4)
optimizing energy consumption at the building level to enable grid stability and resilience;