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“Look,weneeddoublethepowercapacityby2050.
Theconversationtendstobearoundhowquicklywe
canincreasesupply—butwhyarewenottalkingabout
energye昀케ciency?”
That we are an energy technology company. Everything we do at
Schneider Electric, every day, is to invent technology and install
technology that is innovating the future of energy. We’re showcasing
that the future of energy is digital. That means using AI and digitization,
and incorporating technology into our electrical infrastructure—into
industries, into homes and into cities across the country. With the
technology we have, we should be able to reduce carbon emissions,
eliminate waste, and improve resiliency and e昀케ciency.
How can digital solutions help Canada and Canadian trading partners
reduce consumption, unlock new electrical capacity and ef昀椀ciency in a
timely and responsible manner?
result, there’s a lot of energy waste in buildings and in our infrastructure.
Saving on electricity also means reducing carbon emissions. Do you know
that the average building in North America wastes approximately 38 per
cent of its energy?
The Innovation Summit showcased the latest ways to scale energyef昀椀cient and resilient infrastructure and how to empower frontline workers through next-gen industrial automation. What are key
takeaways you’re hoping participants came away with?
We’re really excited about the EcoStruxure Foresight platform that provides a pathway to unlocking strategic value across the built environment.
By using AI technology, we can faster than ever solve our energy e昀케ciency
challenges. Look, we need double the power capacity by 2050. The conversation tends to be around how quickly we can increase supply—but why
are we not talking about energy e昀케ciency and removing wasted demand
on the system to be able to allow for more capacity? I do a lot of work with
Canadian energy associations and we’re talking about how they can get
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