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Today, more businesses and individuals are more productive, more connected and more global than ever before. As we head into uncertain economic times, we're also more dependant on the energy that powers our world, drives our economies and sustains our very existance. Energy is everywhere : homes, buildings, data centers, industries, our basic infrastructures... Schneider Electric is the global specialist in energy management.

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The following video is a laboratory simulation of a short circuit event. tesys U and a traditional NEMA starter were set up in our short circuit laboratory for a high fault short circuit test. The use of high speed photography allowed a visual slowdown of the event.

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Interviewee: Jim Plourde, National Business Development Manager, Schneider Electric North America Synopsis: Statistics from the US Environmental Protection Agency state that the average commercial building wastes 30 percent of the energy it consumes. However, there are many opportunities to eliminate that waste through the concept of enterprise energy management.

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Interviewee: Gerald Dixon, Product Manager, Enclosed Drives, Schneider Electric North America Synopsis: Variable frequency AC drives can facilitate significant energy savings in federal buildings, and can stem the tide of increasing energy costs by helping better manage energy use.

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Interviewee: Lee Featherstone, National Business Development Manager, Critical Power, Schneider Electric North America Synopsis: Data centers are an important part of virtually every commercial building today and require the right analysis tools to enhance reliability and reduce energy consumption and overall operating costs.

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Though they obviously have unique needs, the electrical distribution and automation requirements of US Navy vessels arent that different than land based federal buildings. Energy management and energy efficiency are also crucial issues. See how Schneider Electric tackles the energy efficiency problem.

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US President Amy Huntington speaks at the doe's Solar Decathlon opening ceremony alongside Secretary Chu. The event joins 20 college and university teams in a competition to design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy efficiency solar-powered house.

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Podcast by Schneider Electric. Intelligent power metering helps energy consumers, including managers of facilities owned by the federal government, understand and manage the engineering, financial and environmental aspects of their energy usage, which can aid in making educated decisions to reduce energy costs.

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Best practices for complying with federal energy efficiency mandates, presented by Schneider Electric. Leveraging their counterparts best practices within the federal government and private sector are key for federal facility and energy managers in complying with federal energy efficiency mandates, including the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

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Federal facility and energy managers have many energy-related pain points today. While it might seem like a never-ending challenge, having a plan in place that focuses on a lifecycle approach to energy management is the best way to alleviate those pain points. Listen to this podcast by Schneider Electric.

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