Viridity Energy<\/a>\u2019s VP Power software to provide additional flexibility. With this upgrade to the building controls, the tanks are able to function as a part of a real-time demand response system that utilizes data from the utility company.<\/p>\nIn fact, Viridity Energy’s software can forecast where energy prices will be for the next day on an hour-by hour basis. The software provides a schedule to the building operator through the building automation system; the ice system is tied into the building automation system and automatically makes or burns ice. When the building is using ice it is not using the chillers and the load drops. The grid operator knows this load is dropping during these hours and doesn\u2019t have to rely on a power plant, diverting the income to the building.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t need one square foot of space in this building to make this money, and the tenants in the building see no change at all,\u201d O\u2019Donnell adds. \u201cWe\u2019re as happy as pigs in mud.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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