The Case "Against" the Smart Grid

• October 2, 2009: 11:00am - 12:00pm
• Location: 250 Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley

Bruce Nordman [Energy Analysis Department, LBNL]

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Abstract:

Amid all the current cheerleading around the "Smart Grid", there is a lack of critical thinking about the design choices underlying the dominant paradigms being put forward, and how current efforts do or don't relate to any long-term strategy we have.  In addition, in the past decades we have learned a great deal about how to design
and architect networks, how they evolve, how they have collided with energy use, and how they work in practice.  This talk will explore some of these topics, and suggest a path forward that could result in significantly more energy savings than our present one. 

Biography:
Bruce has been at LBNL since 1986 studying buildings energy use, focusing on electronics most of that time, and on networks for the last 10 years.  His research on behalf of Energy Star and the California Energy Commission involves test procedure, energy efficiency requirements, technology analysis and standards development for IEEE, IEC, and other standards organizations.  He has degrees in Architecture and Energy & Resources from UC Berkeley.

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