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EMerge Alliance Adds New Members to its DC Power Standards Movement

July 10, 2011 by Jeff Shepard

The EMerge Alliance announced a new wave of organizations joining the Alliance.

The newest members of the EMerge Alliance include: GE Energy; Intel Corp.; Universal Electric Corp.Starline DC Solutions; PulseStar Technologies; Power-One; NextEnergy Center; and Dynamic Supplier Alignment.

The Alliance and its members continue to advance the green, net-zero energy commercial building movement through their collaborative effort to bring the benefits of hybrid AC-DC power architectures to occupied spaces, data centers, building services and outdoor applications. According to Alliance Chairman Brian Patterson, the Alliance’s vision is to generate a family of dc power distribution standards that meet the evolving needs of businesses and facilities today.

"There is an increasing demand for improved reliability and energy efficiency across the entire commercial building envelope, and dc power is the most efficient solution," said Patterson. "We’re very pleased to see these companies join the visionaries who started this movement. The time has never been better to join the dc power movement and provide solutions that make buildings more efficient, flexible and sustainable than ever before."

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