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29 energywatch-inc.com / 212.616.5100 / 1261 Broadway, Suite 510 New York, NY 10001 development of sound energy policy and to permit public understanding of energy and its intersection with economy and the environment. Energy Management and Control System (EMCS) An energy management and control system, abbreviated EMCS, is a computerized system that allows one to control and regulate a buildings energy use. It is often described as an energy conservation system that uses software and control equipment to manage heating, cooling, lighting, and more. Energy-use sectors These are sectors referred to by the EIA as residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, and electric power. They all consume energy in different ways, and so are labeled a differently to measure and analyze energy use. Environmental restoration Environmental restoration can include a variety of functions, mainly to clean up contaminated natural areas. A few examples include decontaminating contaminated soil or groundwater, cleaning up and decommissioning contaminating building sites such as nuclear reactors or chemical separations plants, and more. Energy security Energy security speaks to a setting in which a community, country, or the global population is able to maintain a predictable and sufficient energy supply. Discussions on energy security often pertain to national security, as the resiliency and efficiency of a nation's energy resources directly affects the nation's ability to meet national energy demand and maintain a sustainable cost for the energy. There are many facets to obtaining energy security, including harnessing a diverse array of energy resources. For example, a nation might not be secure if it ran entirely on solar energy, as solar energy is only useful when the sun is shining, i.e., during the day. A secure nation might use an array of energy resources, including many renewable resources, natural gas, and storing energy in battery facilities. The search for energy security encourages the development of new technologies, and the building and maintenance of secure and resilient infrastructure to generate, store and transmit energy, along with many other factors.