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.]"

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"I am freezing down here!"

[eltoyoboyo]

"Sorry, no help for you. The computer has determined that the price for natural gas has caused the heating cost to exceed budget for this month. The next budget cycle starts in two days. Can you put on more clothing?"

XML saves the world again!

BTW, cannot RTF summary because weblogs.com is blocked by company proxy. Had to go off other article.