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Photo of a man, woman, and black dog in their living room. The room is white with modern furniture. A flat-screen television is mounted on the far wall above a stone-filled fireplace.

Photo of a man in brown jacket and white hardhat looking at a blueprint. In the background in a large log cabin-style home with photovoltaic panels incorporated on one roof line.

Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive, and green, Schneider Electric is committed to producing innovative and effective solutions that demonstrate environmental responsibility. As sponsor of the Solar Decathlon 2009 microgrid, Schneider Electric has made it possible for the team houses to connect safely and reliably to the utility service on the National Mall.

Solar Decathlon 2009

Schneider Electric

As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation, and data centers and networks as well as a broad presence in residential applications. Focused on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive, and green, the company's 114,000 employees achieved sales of more than $23 billion in 2008 through an active commitment to help individuals and organizations "Make the most of their energySM."

In addition to proudly contributing to Solar Decathlon 2009 as a sponsor, Schneider Electric features products in many of the Solar Decathlon houses—made available through donations from the Square D Foundation. Energy management solutions incorporated into the houses include Xantrex solar inverters, TAC building automation and control, PELCO security, Juno lighting, Power Logic metering and software solutions, Square D electrical distribution equipment, programmable logic controllers, and lighting controls.

Energy and environmental responsibility lie at the core of the Schneider Electric culture and strategy. Sustainable development is a real and essential opportunity for mobilization, growth, and differentiation, and Schneider Electric is committed to producing innovative and effective solutions to curb energy waste, promote production, and influence consumption habits that respect the environment. By sponsoring Solar Decathlon 2009, Schneider Electric shares broad-based knowledge and resources as well as passion with a new generation of energy enthusiasts.

As a sponsor of Solar Decathlon 2009, Schneider Electric has supplied the solar village microgrid with design, site, and engineering services as well as the electrical distribution equipment required to safely and reliably connect the solar village to Pepco, the utility service on the National Mall, for the duration of the event. The Net Metering contest showcases these capabilities and illustrates how residential solar electric systems operate when connected with the power grid.

Schneider Electric wishes all competitors and visitors great success at Solar Decathlon 2009!