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TCAAP Energy Integration Resiliency Framework <br />Policy White Paper – Energy Efficiency Strategies (Demand-Side Management) <br /> <br /> 28 <br />6. Energy Efficiency Strategies (Demand-Side Management) <br />Energy efficiency includes a portfolio of strategies to manage and reduce energy use at the bu ilding <br />and customer level.2 Pursuing opportunities to minimize site energy consumption is a critical strategy <br />to keep energy costs low for site users, and will help reduce capital investments in the energy supply <br />infrastructure required to serve the site. <br />The following energy efficiency strategies are proposed according to the scale at which they would <br />apply: moving from the whole site, through the neighborhood, through the building, and into <br />individual resident or tenant scales. Recommendations fit into four categories: <br /> Advanced communication infrastructure for the site <br /> Building co-location within individual neighborhoods <br /> Efficient building construction and design <br /> Resident or tenant behavior. <br />Each type of strategy includes a spectrum of specific techno logies and programs, some of which can be <br />implemented independently, and others as part of a portfolio along with energy supply strategies . This <br />section highlights the most promising opportunities (see Table 3 for a summary list). A complete list of <br />efficiency and demand-side strategies is included in Exhibit III. <br />Key Takeaways: Energy Efficiency Strategies <br /> Advanced communications and metering will allow for operational monitoring programs <br />and lay the groundwork for future energy feedback or microgrid integration. <br /> Location planning for different types of buildings and their electricity or thermal energy use <br />can create more efficient energy supply opportunities. <br /> Energy efficiency includes not only how buildings are built, but the ongoing actions of <br />residents and tenants. Ongoing monitoring and commissioning can help manage energy <br />use. <br /> Demand side strategies also include building solar-ready or electric-vehicle-ready homes, <br />which have an orientation and wiring needed to accommodate these technologies. <br /> <br /> <br />2 Broad efficiency and energy management strategies are often combined under the category of “demand-side management,” but we use <br />“energy efficiency” generically for ease of communication.