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Achieving Building Electrification without Increasing Electrical Demand

In this article for Illinois City/County Management Association News, Dewberry Principal Engineer Ely LaBerge explains that building electrification can be achieved without increasing electrical demand by focusing on three strategies: load reduction through passive design, efficiency improvements using technologies like heat pumps, and energy storage solutions to smooth peak demand. These approaches enable the elimination of fossil fuels while maintaining grid stability and reducing operational costs.

Ely LaBerge

In this article for Illinois City/County Management Association News, Dewberry Principal Engineer Ely LaBerge explains that building electrification can be achieved without increasing electrical demand by focusing on three strategies: load reduction through passive design, efficiency improvements using technologies like heat pumps, and energy storage solutions to smooth peak demand. These approaches enable the elimination of fossil fuels while maintaining grid stability and reducing operational costs.

Published in Illinois City/County Management Association News, November 2025. By Ely LaBerge.

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