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 Inexpensive, small-scale computers—such as the Raspberry Pi—can have Eclipse VOLTTRON installed as a controller.
 
 ### About Eclipse VOLTTRON
-Eclipse VOLTTRON, developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and available as an open-source tool, provides an environment where data and devices connect seamlessly and securely to make decisions based on user needs and preferences.
+Eclipse VOLTTRON, developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and now part of the Eclipse Foundation, is available as an open-source tool. This technology provides an environment where data and devices connect seamlessly and securely to make decisions based on user needs and preferences.
 
-Business, research and academic communities agree that Eclipse VOLTTRON is an important and versatile resource for improving building system performance and creating a more flexible and reliable power grid. But the technology’s adaptability has significantly expanded its potential beyond buildings and the grid; users are applying the platform in ways not originally envisioned.
+Business, research, and academic communities agree that Eclipse VOLTTRON is an important and versatile resource for improving system performance in buildings and creating a more flexible and reliable power grid. The technology, which was built with security as an integral priority, is used for multiple purposes, including:
 
-Eclipse VOLTTRON is open source and publicly available from GitHub, and its ongoing development benefits from a highly collaborative approach. The U.S. Department of Energy views the technology as a central component of buildings-grid integration, and provides funding support. Updates and other advances are carried out by a PNNL research team working in concert with an active nationwide community of users.
+- Collection, aggregation, and visualization of data from building operations and other functions
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+- Rapid adjustment of commercial building energy loads in response to power grid needs, a key step toward transactive control
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+- Energy management in buildings that lack building automation systems
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+- Deployment of fault detection and diagnostics applications in buildings to achieve increased operational efficiency.
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+But the technology’s adaptability has significantly expanded its promise; users are applying the platform in novel ways not originally envisioned. 
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+Eclipse VOLTTRON is open source and publicly available from GitHub, and its ongoing development benefits from a highly collaborative approach among advocates, including PNNL, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Eclipse Foundation, and an active and passionate nationwide community of users.
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+The following articles provide examples of Eclipse VOLTTRON’s capabilities and accomplishments:
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+Buildings, the Grid, and an Electric Future (2023)
+PNNL Helps Build Connected Communities (2021)
+Sustainability, Energy Research Included in Spokane Smart Eco-District (2021)
+VOLTTRON™ Goes to School (2020)
+This Dispatch Delivers Good Energy News (2019)
+Energy Controls Platform Available in Open Source (2018)
+VOLTTRON™ User Community Expands Overseas (2017) 
+Regional Project Reveals the Potential of Transactive Control (2017)
+PNNL-led Campus Project Expands to Multiple Buildings (2016)