[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61067-61068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24134]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
[Docket No. EERE-2014-BT-NOA-0016]
Buildings-to-Grid Integration and Related Areas of Research
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) announces for public comment
the availability of the draft document titled ``Transaction-Based
Building Controls Framework, Volume 1: Reference Guide''.
DATES: DOE will accept written comments regarding the draft document
until November 10, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The draft document is available at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2014-BT-NOA-0016.
Any comments submitted must identify the request for comment for
buildings-to-grid integration and related areas of research and provide
docket number EERE-2014-BT-NOA-0016 by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include
the docket number EERE-2014-BT-NOA-0016 in the subject line of the
message.
Mail: Mr. Joseph Hagerman, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. If possible, please submit all items on
a compact disc (CD), in which case it is not necessary to include
printed copies. [Please note that comments and CDs sent by mail are
often delayed and may
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be damaged by mail screening processes.]
Hand Delivery/Courier: Mr. Joseph Hagerman, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza
SW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. If possible, please submit all
items on CD, in which case it is not necessary to include printed
copies.
Docket: The docket is available for review at www.regulations.gov,
including Federal Register notices, framework documents, summary notes,
comments, and other supporting documents/materials. All documents in
the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joseph Hagerman, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of Building Technologies (EE-5B), 950 L'Enfant Plaza
SW., Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 586-4549. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces the availability for
public comment of the draft document ``Transaction-Based Building
Controls Framework, Volume 1: Reference Guide''. A new building
diagnostic and controls revolution is underway within the buildings
sector, primarily in the commercial buildings sector. In it,
application-based systems are presenting an opportunity to implement
strategies in which highly ``optimized'' control capable of constantly
increasing efficiency levels while improving resource allocation is an
inherent attribute of the strategy rather than an explicitly programmed
feature. These building controls and algorithms can also be part of
deep retrofits in existing buildings that result in energy savings not
just today, but also ensure persistent energy savings over the life of
the buildings. At the same time, the introduction of sensors and
controls, as well as information technology and communication protocols
between the buildings and the electric grid, has led to digitized
sensing, metering, communication and controls.
Using these technological advances and careful coordination,
buildings could provide valuable comfort and productivity services to
building owners and occupants, such as automatically and continuously
improving building operations and maintenance, while at the same time
reducing energy costs. The above-mentioned document proposes a
framework concept to achieve the objectives of raising buildings'
efficiency and energy savings potential benefiting building owners and
operators. We call it a transaction-based building controls' framework,
wherein mutually-beneficial and cost-effective market-based
transactions can be enabled between multiple players across different
domains.
DOE is particularly interested in public comment on the following
list of questions embedded within the document.
1. What do you think of the Transactive Energy future state
described here?
2. Are there other or better ways to make buildings smarter?
3. How smart do buildings need to be and why?
4. Are there other examples of Transactive Energy implementation
that should be included? Please provide details, reports and studies
that you might be aware of documenting the results of such
implementations.
5. Are these four categories of exchangeable services comprehensive
enough? If not, should they be expanded in scope? Or, should additional
categories be defined?
6. What are some other reports/studies that cover/support/
illustrate these topics of services and service categories?
7. Are there other important networks that need to be illustrated?
8. Are there other (project) demonstration examples to be included?
Are there other important categories of transactions?
9. What are some additional use cases for this end-user service
category? Please see the use-case template in section 8.0 to provide
your inputs.
10. Are there additional or better use cases for this energy market
service category? Please see the use-case template in section 8.0 to
provide your inputs.
11. Can you describe additional use cases for this grid service
category? Please see the use-case template in section 8.0 to provide
your inputs.
12. What are some additional use cases for this societal service
category? Please see the use-case template in section 8.0 to provide
your inputs.
The public comment period ends November 10, 2014 to provide
interested parties adequate time to prepare and submit comments and DOE
will consider any comments received by that date. The report is
available at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2014-BT-
NOA-0016.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 30, 2014.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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