Direct current power supply equipment for commercial buildings will reach US$2.8 billion in annual revenues by 2020, says firm

Deployed in commercial buildings and campus microgrids, direct current (DC) power supply equipment reduces the number of required conversions between alternating current (AC) and DC power, thereby increasing overall building energy efficiency. Since solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power are natively DC, the advantages of DC power systems become particularly clear when considering the integration of renewable energy generation. According to a recent report from Navigant Research, DC power supply equipment for commercial buildings will grow from US$320 million in annual revenues in 2013 to more than US$2.8 billion in 2020.



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