October 13
Alex Fitzsimmons is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency at the U.S. Department of Energy.
In mid-October in Charlotte, U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette announced a sixty-five million dollar U.S. Department of Energy funding opportunity for technologies that allows energy-efficient buildings to interact with each other and the electric grid, to reduce emissions and improve grid flexibility. Perhaps as impressive in this time of pandemic, the event was held in person at EPRI, and while touring a smart home in Charlotte.
EPRI hosted DOE's Energy Secretary Brouillette to highlight residential building efficiency technologies that reduce carbon emissions from the electric sector and increase grid resilience. Here in PUF, DOE's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Alex Fitzsimmons, dives deep into what that means.
DOE's Deputy Assistant Secretary Fitzsimmons explains how this funding builds on a foundation of fascinating smart neighborhood projects DOE co-funded along with EPRI, utility companies, and DOE's national laboratories, including Oak Ridge National Lab. It aims to demonstrate the capacity of grid-interactive efficient buildings, and to validate use of buildings for providing flexibility and resiliency to the energy system as a whole. Even better, DOE has more opportunities available.
PUF's Steve Mitnick: Tell us about the big announcement.