The nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), one of SGCC’s member organizations, recently released a free, comprehensive report entitled “The State of the Utility Bill.” In an analysis of one hundred utility bills, ACEEE researchers found that the average customer bill does not provide the level of feedback and connection to program resources [...] Read More
White Papers
Exploring low income consumers and prepay
The Distributed Energy Financial Group, LLC (DEFG LLC), a consulting service that brings together customers, capital providers, and technology and solutions vendors, has released a research study conducted in 2010 and 2011 revealing that prepaid energy could be transformational as it is the first customer-facing application of the smart grid. The study, Low Income Consumer [...] Read More
Smart meters pose no health threat
A surprisingly common smart grid myth is that the meters make people sick. A new report from the Utilities Telecom Council will help you to dispel that myth. Among other things, it finds smart meter emissions are far below FCC limits — at a level where there are no known health risks. Additionally, many devices [...] Read More
Learn from their mistakes
Everybody loves a good success story, but sometimes you can learn as much from plans that didn’t work out. That’s the idea behind a report shared this week at the World Economic Forum. Gigaom highlights the top 5 reasons smart grid pilot projects fail, either by going over budget or not accomplishing their goals. Among [...] Read More
New white paper on consumer attitudes toward smart grid
Getting consumers on board with the smart grid remains a hot issue. Park Associates, a market research and consulting firm that focuses on digital technologies within the home, released a new white paper called “Consumer Attitudes and the Benefits of Smart Grid Technologies.” The paper is free after you register at their site. Request the [...] Read More
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