Access and Equity

Certain customer segments, in particular the low-income population, may not be in a position to benefit from home energy management, dynamic pricing and related smart grid initiatives. Scroll down for articles and research addressing this issue.

Friday News Roundup (5/11/12)

Six steps to consumer confidence at NV Energy: The May/June issue of Electric Energy T&D Magazine explored Nevada utility NV Energy’s six-step consumer confidence plan, designed with the help of DOE Smart Grid Investment Grant Funds with the objective of instilling consumer confidence in the NVEnergize smart grid project. Based on a “one step at [...] Read More

Friday News Roundup (5/4/12)

Data access becoming a clearer picture: An article recently by Metering.com highlighted a new Utility Data Access Map tool available to consumers launched by the U.S. Energy Department. The tool, meant as a complement to the individual data access of the Green Button Initiative, allows consumers to understand better their energy usage by showing consumers [...] Read More

Data Privacy and Smart Meters Fact Sheet

Ever wonder how smart meters collect data and where that data goes? Who has access to it and just how private is private data? Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative has created the 2012 Data Privacy and Smart Meters Fact Sheet, a fact sheet to show just how the process of smart meter data collection works and [...] Read More

Friday News Roundup (4/6/12)

Accenture offers “actionable insights” for energy consumer engagement: On Wednesday Accenture released the third installment in its multi-year, global New Energy Consumer research program, Actionable Insights for the New Energy Consumer. The latest installment, which can be downloaded for free on Accenture’s website, explores how consumers want to interact with their energy providers, the products [...] Read More

Member Spotlight: Southwest Research Institute

About Southwest Research Institute: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is an independent, nonprofit applied research and development organization headquartered in San Antonio, TX. It occupies more than two million square feet of office and laboratory space on more than 1,200 acres. With 11 technical divisions and over 3,000 staff, SwRI offers multidisciplinary, problem-solving services in engineering [...] Read More