▁Distribution , ▁and ▁Customer ▁Ag ents ▁negoti ating ▁freely ▁for ▁live ▁power ▁contract s ▁based ▁on ▁instant aneous ▁demand / response . ▁The ▁on going ▁installation ▁across ▁the ▁US ▁of ▁Electric ▁M eters ▁able ▁to ▁provide ▁time - of - day - meter ing ▁is ▁one ▁step ▁to ▁en abling ▁this . ▁Another ▁is ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Int ellig ent ▁Build ings ▁able ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁the ▁grid . ▁ ▁These ▁grid ▁negoti ations ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁two ▁forms . ▁( 1 ) ▁An ▁intellig ent ▁agent ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁building , ▁and ▁negoti ating ▁with ▁the ▁building ▁ten ants ▁and ▁their ▁business ▁processes ▁negoti ates ▁set ▁building ▁system ▁operating ▁post ures . ▁( 2 ) ▁An ▁external ▁agent ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁building ▁ten ants ▁aggreg ates ▁demand ▁across ▁multiple ▁buildings ▁and ▁bu ys ▁power ▁on ▁their ▁beh alf . ▁Mark ets ▁based ▁on ▁these ▁interactions ▁are ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁key ▁to ▁creating ▁market ▁conditions ▁to ▁drive ▁ ▁rapid ▁innov ation ▁in ▁on - site ▁power ▁storage ▁and ▁generation ▁techn ologies . ▁ ▁Base ▁level ▁control ▁protocol s ▁▁ ▁B AC net ▁Building ▁Autom ation ▁Control ▁network ▁ ▁K N X / E IB ▁ ▁Mod bus ▁ ▁L on Work s ▁ ▁C - Bus ▁( protocol ) ▁ ▁D yn et ▁ ▁Met as ys ▁ ▁Digital ▁Address able ▁Light ing ▁Interface ▁D AL I ▁ ▁Other ▁standards ▁interact ing ▁with ▁o B IX ▁▁ ▁Open ▁Ge osp atial ▁Cons ort ium ▁( O GC )