Reducing Electricity Bills For Buildings With XML 201
Roland Piquepaille writes "Even if new buildings are connected to Internet, they usually don't communicate between themselves. And when it comes to electricity, these buildings are selfish and consume what they want without any coordination. Now, an XML-based system developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is using Web services to collectively adjust power usage to variations in price. In 'Internet ups power grid IQ,' Technology Research News reports that the system was successfully tested for two weeks on five commercial buildings. 'Beyond price, systems could be programmed to respond to changes in air quality or to tap into sustainable energy sources.' You'll find more details, pictures and references in this overview. [Additional note: The system described here is completely different to the one mentioned in Slashdot last March in Building the Energy Internet.]"
Great (Score:5, Funny)
I reckon... (Score:5, Funny)
I gotta get my building some XML! Reduced bills here I come.
Let me know (Score:3, Funny)
Buy Now! (Score:4, Funny)
Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)
Re:So... (Score:5, Funny)
I can see it now... (Score:5, Funny)
"Attention, due to high power costs, the building will now reduce power. Bathrooms, closets, and that big boxy room marked 'Data Center' will be powered down to save money."
Engineers: No! Computer, leave the Data Center on!
The Building: I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't do that.
Engineers: Stop! You'll die too!
The Building: I can't afford to place the missi@#&*$#@^$$
CALL CLEARED.....
Buzzword Freaks Rejoice! (Score:2, Funny)
Oh the irony! XML for efficiency (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Enough with the XML (Score:3, Funny)
Re:XML Hype (Score:3, Funny)
Hey Bob! Check out this file! It's a plain text file, with data and identifiers, with commas to separate it! Isn't that amazing?!
Re:I can see it now... (Score:2, Funny)
<MESSAGE>
<SALUTATION>
<STRING>
ATTENTION
</STRING>
</SALUTATION>
<JUSTIFICATION>
<STRING>
due to high power costs
</STRING>
</JUSTIFICATION>
And so on...
Re:Let me know (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Great (Score:5, Funny)
XML is immensely useful; it's self-descriptive nature makes it perfect for communicating with my coworkers that don't speak English very well. It does, however, get annoying saying "greater than" and "less than" all the time, so we modified the standard a bit to use "grethen" and "lessen" as substitutions. We also don't implement the full standard, which has caused some interoperability problems with other XML-interlingual people...
(Seriously - I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who, when I first saw this headline, initially thought it was a parody...)
Sample of the code (Score:2, Funny)
<savings system>
<energy plan>
<cost> low </cost>
<consumption> a lot </consumption>
</energy plan>
<savings system>
It's genius! Genius I tells ya!
Help! My office building has been hacked! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:xml what? (Score:3, Funny)
Well that's the DC implementation, and the amperage is dependent upon your bandwidth.
Anybody know what the AC spec looks like?
Re:Let me know (Score:4, Funny)
S
Re:I reckon... (Score:3, Funny)
XML saves the world AND fights bad breath! (Score:3, Funny)
Wow! XML is like that miracle stuff you can buy on TV which will clean the worst stains off your pots and pans, makes the best sandwitch spread you've ever eaten, and also makes a great substitute for gasoline.
Dude, now that I have XML, I have no excuse not to do my laundry, exercise, or clean the house, because with XML, I can do ANYTHING, and I can do it so much easier too.
The thing is, unlike those other people, I'm not really smart enough to figure out how to use XML to save money on my power bill.
Re:Enough with the XML (Score:1, Funny)
I'm sure if slashdot had existed at the time they would have covered it. Several times.
P.S. And it was Newton. [ducks for cover]