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2012:


May 2, 2012 – 3 rules for creating smart marketing for the smart grid

April 27, 2012 – Don’t want a SmartMeter? PG&E would like to hear from you by May 1

April 26, 2012 – Home Energy Management with or without an Advanced Metering Infrastructure – Part 2

April 24, 2012 – Home Energy Management with or without an Advanced Metering Infrastructure – Part 1

April 9, 2012 – Utilities race to reach the customer

April 5, 2012 – How to make saving energy as easy as listening to a podcast

March 29, 2012 – BC Hydro advertising campaign: simple, effective and funny

March 22, 2012 – The state of the electricity consumer

March 19, 2012 – Smarter Utility – Americans More Interested in Smart Grid Jobs than Savings

March 16, 2012 – Green And More – Worth Gold to Electricity Providers

March 13, 2012 – Fact: utility customers care about more than cost

March 8, 2012 – Smart grid consumer privacy: A little myth, a little method

March 4, 2012 – The customer: still utilities’ ally to lose

February 8, 2012 – Smart grid benefits that matter (it’s not always about money)

February 3, 2012 – Not sure about the smart grid? (It’s ok, most people aren’t.)

February 2, 2012 – Note to utilities: Best-in-class consumer engagement doesn’t just happen

February 1, 2012 – PG&E customers can opt out of SmartMeters — for $75, plus $10 a month

January 29, 2012 – Smart Grid: It’s About More Than Saving Money

January 27, 2012 – Smart Grid Survey Shows People Want More Than Just Money Savings

January 25, 2012 – Smart Grid Trends to Watch for in 2012

January 25, 2012 – Smart grid – not just for saving money, consumers say

January 25, 2012 – Vermont the Latest to Adopt Smart Grid Tech

January 24, 2012 – TOP 11 consumer engagement IDEAS

January 24, 2012 – SGCC Consumer Report: Smart Grid Does More than Just Save Money

January 24, 2012 – State of the utility consumer shows smart gird potential will go untapped without a new energy service model

January 23, 2012 – Smart Grid: It’s Much More Than Just About Saving Money

January 23, 2012 – New Study Reveals Public Perception of Smart Grid Benefits

January 19, 2012 – Utilities must step up or customers will step down

January 9, 2012 – Smart grid apps poised to score energy savings on top of more-successful-than-expected efficiency programs

January 5, 2012 – Smart grid consumer close-up: The ‘DIY & Save’ segment

2011:


December 27, 2011 – Top 5 Most Influential Smart Grid Twitter Accounts

December 26, 2011 – Smart grid attitudes: Understanding the “concerned green” consumer

December 18, 2011 – Consumer Symposium Set for DistribuTECH

December 15, 2011 – Smart grid winners, losers (and fence-sitters) 2011

December 14, 2011 – Market segmentation: Defining a new attitude for utilities

December 6, 2011 – Helping the Energy Industry Get to Know You

November 23, 2011 – Thanksgiving recipe for driving more smart grid consumer enrollments

November 19, 2011 – Power Players — The 15 Most Influential People in Energy

November 17, 2011 – Five categories of residential energy consumers in U.S., study finds

November 16, 2011 – Survey: 31 Percent Of U.S. ‘Concerned Greens’

November 15, 2011 – What Makes Electric Consumers Tick?

November 14, 2011 – Consumers Like Smart Grid—If They’ve Heard of It

November 14, 2011 – The 5 Types of Energy Consumers Impacting Smart Grid Growth

November 14, 2011 – SGCC Report Paints Portrait Of Residential Energy Consumers

November 13, 2011 – Study Looks at Consumer Conservation Motivation

November 13, 2011 – Lessons in Consumer Engagement from One of the Masters

November 13, 2011 – Consumers deserve a LOT more information about smart grid functions, benefits — new research; are Republicans opposed?

November 1, 2011 – Consumer engagement front and center

October 31, 2011 – Generator Testing System Sets Stage for Smart Grid

October 31, 2011 – Smarter Utility – Study Finds Higher US Consumer Receptivity to Smart Grid

October 27, 2011 – Back To Basics: Utilities Must Communicate To Customers On Smartgrid

October 26, 2011 – Keep smart grid messaging simple: report

October 26, 2011 – New Study Offers Guidelines on Smart Grid Consumer Engagement

October 26, 2011 – Consumer engagement study calls for utilities to learn from other sectors

October 26, 2011 – Does it make you Nervous when Machines Talk to Each Other?

October 26, 2011 – Back to Communications Basic – Engaging Smart Grid Consumers

October 25, 2011 – The future of utilities: It’s not just about energy anymore

October 25, 2011 – SGCC Report: Utilities Improving Smart Grid Customer Engagement

October 25, 2011 – For Energy Savings, Get to Know Your Utility Customer

October 24, 2011 – Can Utilities Explain Smart Grid to Their Own Employees?

October 24, 2011 – Game over on smart grid consumer engagement dithering: new study reveals best practices

October 23, 2011 – Customer engagement: best practices defined?

October 1, 2011 – The No. 1 utility challenge

September 26, 2011 – The Smart Meter as a Base Station for the Smart Grid – Obtaining Consumer Buy-in

September 22, 2011 – Consumers Like Smart Grid If It Saves Them $$

September 15, 2011 – Engaging Consumers On Smartgrid: Face-to-Face Better Than Facebook

September 15, 2011 – How to build smart-grid love? Consumers say, ‘Show us the money’

September 13, 2011 – SGCC Survey Reveals How Consumers View Smart Grid Technologies

September 13, 2011 – What Makes Consumers Care About the Smart Grid?

September 13, 2011 – Consumers reveal seven most valued smart grid benefits

September 12, 2011 – Utilities, Tech Firms and NGOs Team Up for Smart Grid Education

September 12, 2011 – Smart grid benefits? New survey reveals what matters most to consumers

July 12, 2011 – Customer service in a smart grid world

July 11, 2011 – Experts say U.S. demand response implementation plan is missing money and vision

June 11, 2011 – Advancing Smart Grid Through Collaboration: The Case for Consumer Engagement

May 24, 2011 – Electricity consumer symposium brings multiple stakeholders to the table

May 15, 2011 – Energy consumers: Three things you must know

April 29, 2011 – Energy Literacy Imperatives

February 1, 2011 – New Report Highlights Consumers’ Attitudes Toward The Smart Grid

January 31, 2011 – Smart grid consumer behavior defined?

2010:


July 2, 2010 – Consumers getting more attention in smart grid

July 2, 2010 – Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative Adds New Members

March 25, 2010 – Coalition Of Groups Form To Educate Consumers About Smart Grids

March 23, 2010 – A Consumer Group for Smart Grid

March 23, 2010 – Coalition enlists consumers in smart grid

March 23, 2010 – Smart Grid Consumer Coalition Launched

March 23, 2010 – Smart grid group reaches out to consumer