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As Americans suddenly face themselves with a pandemic work at home order, as many as 56% of Americans found themselves at home, with their families and working from the comfort of their homes. This is something that has been a bitter pill for many skeptical employers as they've been forced to move their employees to home offices with the hope that they wouldn't experience as massive dip in efficiency. This forced switch is changing the energy profiles as well. ISO New England is reporting that residential energy profiles now resemble snow days and utilies are find that morning peaks are hitting an hour to two hours earlier than before.
With the changes happening in the way work is being done in America, questions are being asked that haven't been asked before. If work is at home, what happens should energy be lost at home? What does that mean for energy bills now? What will energy use look like after this? And professionals agree that the longer that this goes on the more used to it and greater level of adoption there will be once the quarantines end. This change could lead to a greater growth of the home-worker portion of the work force. Some sources say it could grow from3%-4% to up to 25%.
This is a time to start looking at what sort of pre-emptive measures should be taken to accommodate and protect those who work from home. Microgrids are the solution to protection and resiliency for those who will be working from home.
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