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DOE
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A reference guide providing basic tips on using backup generators safely and effectively.
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DOE
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A PDF containing the SERC Solar PV System Field-Inspection Checklist.
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DOE
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Description
A website discussing the use of consumer-grade small electric wind systems such as turbines to lower energy costs.
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DOE
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Description
Website highlighting the DOE Building Technologies Office Grid-interactive Efficient Buildings Initiative, including technical reports, other publications, resources, and presentations.
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U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Report evaluating HVAC building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.
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U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Report evaluating lighting and electronic building technologies based on their ability to provide grid services and the type of value provided, including efficiency, load shed, load shift, and modulation.
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U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Report providing an introduction to core concepts of GEBs, and explaining how flexible building loads can be integrated and controlled to benefit consumers, the grid, and society more broadly.
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U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Report addressing the current state of these technologies and the challenges of adapting these to the GEB context.
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DOE
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Description
Fact sheet defining a grid-interactive efficient building and its benefits.
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DOE
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A website covering the history of the lightbulb that includes a helpful timeline to illustrate lightbulb innovation from the 1800s - Present.
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DOE
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Website with consumer information about various types of lighting.
Organization(s)
Integrated Building and Construction Solutions,
IBACOS,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
NREL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
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Description
Document offering methods to greatly reduce lighting energy use through the application of high quality fluorescent and light emitting diode (LED) technologies.