Privacy

The huge volumes of data that smart meters will generate raise legitimate privacy concerns. Are utilities equipped to protect the customer data they collect? Who owns the data? How will it be used? Scroll down for more on privacy challenges and building consumer confidence.

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

Smart grid consumer privacy: A little myth, a little method

SGCC recently hosted a dynamic panel discussion with security experts, utility regulators and utilities to address current issues surrounding smart grid consumer privacy and data security and also debate what can be done to address consumer fears, real or not. The important questions emerged from that discussion concerning those issues along with realizing the benefits [...] Read More

Privacy and the smart grid

One of Smart Grid’s most basic promises to consumers is that real-time awareness of personal energy usage will result in lower costs, energy efficiency and a better relationship with utilities. We all hope that the increased exchange of personal data will result in a better consumer experience, as with similar experiences in the telecom and [...] Read More

SGCC to co-host a Consumer Symposium

Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) will co-host an interactive Consumer Symposium on Monday, May 23, as part of Clasma Events’ annual ConnectivityWeek conference at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The day-long symposium will kick off with an opening session that explores how to achieve a culture of listening and collaboration. “Gathering all stakeholders to listen, [...] Read More

Privacy remains top concern for grid customers

Health impacts from smart meters get a lot of attention from the media, but a new study from IDC Energy Insights finds for most people privacy is a far bigger issue. One area of concern, reported by Energy Risk, is that some utilities are not allowing their IT departments to be proactive in addressing security [...] Read More