{"id":9253,"date":"2020-09-02T13:21:59","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T17:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rqei.ca\/2020\/09\/02\/what-is-smart-energy\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T15:06:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T20:06:49","slug":"what-is-smart-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rqei.ca\/en\/2020\/09\/02\/what-is-smart-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is smart energy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hilo provides an update on the issue in an interview with Professor <\/strong><b>Kodjo Agbossou<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8926&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]To access the interview:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiloenergie.com\/fr-ca\/blogue\/articles\/energie-intelligente\/\">https:\/\/www.hiloenergie.com\/fr-ca\/blogue\/articles\/energie-intelligente\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5245 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rqei.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kodjo-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rqei.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kodjo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rqei.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kodjo-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.rqei.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Kodjo-320x320.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Professor Agbossou holds<span style=\"font-style: inherit !important;\">the Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec Research Chair<\/span> in Transactional Management of Residential Power and Energy Demand. Mr. Agbossou is also co-director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rqei.ca\/axe-de-recherche\/systemes-stationnaires\/\">axis 2 of the RQEI&#8217;s scientific program<\/a> , which focuses on the intelligent management of stationary systems.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hilo takes stock of the issue in an interview with Professor Kodjo Agbossou. Professor Agbossou holds the Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec Research Chair in Transactional Management of Residential Power and Energy Demand. 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