Building-to-Grid Integration through Intelligent Optimization and Control

Dear Colleagues,

Buildings are responsible for the majority of electricity end-use in the power grid. Coordination of the demand and supply side of the electric power grid is becoming increasingly valuable to unlock additional flexibility from a wider set of controllable assets. Utilizing opportunities within intelligent residential, commercial, and industrial buildings provides additional resources to help to provide grid stability, integrate higher penetrations of renewable energy, and lower electricity costs. However, much additional work must be performed in the area of building-to-grid integration in order to make their interaction with the electric power grid seamless and reliable. Current solutions for direct load control and demand response have the potential to be greatly improved to better reflect both grid and building-level goals, as they currently provide a limited impact on overall power system efficiency and reliability.

This Special Issue invites research in the broad area of building-to-grid integration, with a specific focus on operational strategies for optimizing and controlling building loads and grid assets to facilitate a seamless coordination between both supply and demand. Research topics addressing either demand-side control and optimization or grid-side demand response programs or signals, or control or design strategies that encompass both buildings and the grid, are encouraged. Single-building or aggregate community control and optimization strategies may be proposed.

Dr. Kyri Baker
Guest Editor

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