This report by CPower published in January 2021 focuses on the energy challenges major industries faced in 2020 and continue to face in 2021. The analysis presents demand-side energy strategies each industry should consider to offset pandemic year losses and/ or to optimize energy use and expenditure by monetizing existing energy assets in U.S. energy markets. The authors also provide an explanation of the deregulated U.S. energy markets and discuss demand-side energy management opportunities available in each market for commercial organizations.
Key words: Energy Management, Intelligent Building, Large Building Controls/Automation, Process Automation, Property Management, Smart Grid, Backup Generators, Resilience, Revenue, microgrids, Demand Response