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Reducing Electricity Bills For Buildings With XML
Roland Piquepaille writes "Even if new buildings are connected to Internet, they usually don't communicate between themselves. And when it comes to electricity, these buildings are selfish and consume what they want without any coordination. Now, an XML-based system developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is using Web services to collectively adjust power usage to variations in price. In 'Internet ups power grid IQ,' Technology Research News reports that the system was successfully tested for two weeks on five commercial buildings. 'Beyond price, systems could be programmed to respond to changes in air quality or to tap into sustainable energy sources.' You'll find more details, pictures and references in this overview. [Additional note: The system described here is completely different to the one mentioned in Slashdot last March in Building the Energy Internet.]"
Now can I power my car with XML to save gas?
I gotta get my building some XML! Reduced bills here I come.
when XML can get me laid. Until then, ZZZZzzzzzz...
New XML compliant appliances. Save electricity and use fancy buzzwords, all for the low low price of...
They've figured out a way to get around this by putting the servers in an adjacent building, so the power consumption of the first building isn't affected.
Over the company loudspeaker, HAL's voice:
"Attention, due to high power costs, the building will now reduce power. Bathrooms, closets, and that big boxy room marked 'Data Center' will be powered down to save money."
Engineers: No! Computer, leave the Data Center on!
The Building: I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't do that.
Engineers: Stop! You'll die too!
The Building: I can't afford to place the missi@#&*$#@^$$
CALL CLEARED.....
I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
Maybe after XMl solves our energy usage problems, it help cut carbs out of our diets, treat erectile dysfunction, and make the torture of living with genital herpes more bearable.
While I'm sure even XML in an intelligent system could improve overall efficiency of a building, it just seems funny that one of the most bloated tools in the toolbox would be used to do it.
Arrogance is Confidence which lacks integrity. -- me
Yes, but XML has an "X" in it and this makes it cool.
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I couldn't agree more. XML has been out for a long time, but most people, including techies don't understand that XML is simply a format for a PLAIN TEXT file or stream. That's *all* it is. Even if something is in XML, it still has to be in a format that is common within a system. XML is equivalent to a comma delimited flat file, which also works just fine. I can't seem to imagine somebody getting excited about a CSV:
Hey Bob! Check out this file! It's a plain text file, with data and identifiers, with commas to separate it! Isn't that amazing?!
<savings system>
<energy plan>
<cost> low </cost>
<consumption> a lot </consumption>
</energy plan>
<savings system>
It's genius! Genius I tells ya!
"Here's a spoiler: You're will die alone."-Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Everytime I flip the light switch the AC turns off and if I use the coffee pot it does unspeakable things to anyone unfortunate enough to be in the bathroom!
Well that's the DC implementation, and the amperage is dependent upon your bandwidth.
Anybody know what the AC spec looks like?
-CausticPuppy "Of all the people I know, you're certainly one of them." -Somebody I don't know
Wow. It seems like XML is like the Holy Grail or something. I'm guessing from the headline that XML was the primary enabler for this power-saving thing, and were it not for XML, the power-saving would not have been possible!
Wow! XML is like that miracle stuff you can buy on TV which will clean the worst stains off your pots and pans, makes the best sandwitch spread you've ever eaten, and also makes a great substitute for gasoline.
Dude, now that I have XML, I have no excuse not to do my laundry, exercise, or clean the house, because with XML, I can do ANYTHING, and I can do it so much easier too.
The thing is, unlike those other people, I'm not really smart enough to figure out how to use XML to save money on my power bill.
I'm sure if slashdot had existed at the time they would have covered it. Several times.
P.S. And it was Newton. [ducks for cover]
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