News & Events

Stay current on SGCC developments, browse media coverage of SGCC and learn about industry events focused on customer engagement.

Consumers desire a reliable grid

A research consultant from Market Strategies International recently traveled around the U.S. – from East Coast to West Coast to the Midwest – on behalf of the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) to sit down and talk to consumers about the smart grid. This effort, the qualitative underpinning of SGCC’s soon-to-be-released Consumer Voices research program, [...] Read More

Member Spotlight: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

About Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) is a member of the national laboratory system supported by the U.S. Department of Energy through its Office of Science. It is managed by the University of California (UC) and is charged with conducting unclassified research across a wide range of scientific disciplines. Smart Grid [...] Read More

Friday News Roundup (4/27/12)

Findings from a residential summer solutions study: A recent article in Intelligent Utility explored a study conducted last summer by Karen Herter of Herter Energy Research Solutions, in conjunction with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. In developing the report, “SMUD’s Residential Summer Solutions Study,” Herter worked with 265 residential [...] Read More

SGCC Members Lead Industry in Green Button Initiative

SGCC is proud to announce that 15 members of the organization have made commitments to support the Green Button Initiative, ultimately providing over 45 million customers with secure access to their energy data with a simple click of an online Green Button. Green Button is an industry-led effort that responds to a White House call-to-action [...] Read More

Member Spotlight: Itron

About Itron: Itron is the leading provider of energy and water resource management solutions for nearly 8,000 utilities around the world. The company offers end-to-end solutions that include electricity, gas, water, and thermal energy measurement and control technology; communications systems; software; and professional services. Mission: To provide critical knowledge to empower the world’s utilities to [...] Read More