France, Sept. 21 -- Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, today published new research at Climate Week NYC 2026 finding that AI-enabled buildings can cut whole-building energy use by up to 22% against traditional controls. The research highlights annual utility savings as $13,600 to $49,300 per building at current commercial rates, helping organizations reduce operating costs every year with the potential to scale across larger portfolios. The research also finds the carbon avoided is more than 100 times greater than the AI system's footprint.As concerns grow over AI's environmental impact, buildings remain one of the world's largest sources of emissions, accounting for approximately 37% of global energy-related carbon emis...