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How to engage consumers? Proven strategies

Chris King wrote 6 months ago: When trying to engage consumers with energy information, details matter. That’s the main point of a  … more →

Tags: Demand Response, Utilities, Research

Green Button now available to 36 million homes and businesses

Chris King wrote 7 months ago: This week the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy hosted an Energy Datapalooza to sp … more →

Tags: consumer benefits, Utilities, Government 2, Energy data, green button

How smart meters simplify the language of energy

Chris King wrote 9 months ago: British Gas has a “plain English” campaign to help business customers understand their energy contra … more →

Tags: consumer benefits, Utilities, smart meters, UK, Communication

June: Texas will go live with Green Button

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: This week Texas formally notified electricity retailers and other market participants that it will s … more →

Tags: consumer benefits, Utilities, Government 2, Texas, green button

Making the most of the smart grid: the consumer empowerment "triad"

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: In my view, the whole point of the smart grid is the benefits it can deliver to consumers, utilities … more →

Tags: Smart Grid, consumer benefits, smart grid benefits, Time of Use (TOU) prices, renewables, pricing, smart energy demand, automation

PG&E data shows consumer DO want to view their energy usage data online

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: This week PG&E filed with the California Public Utilities Commission its annual report on how it … more →

Tags: consumer benefits, Utilities, puc, Energy data, California, statistics, Web, Traffic

Engaging consumers with energy info: better language, design, and layout needed

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: Energy usage and tariff information generally isn’t easy to understand. To get input on how to solve … more →

Tags: UK

President's green energy vision: High marks for Siemens, missed the mark on smart grid

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: Last night, when describing his vision for America, President Obama told the story of Jackie Bray, a … more →

Tags: Smart Grid, consumer benefits, smart grid benefits, renewables, smart meters, Government 2, Business, Siemens

Green Button now live. How to use it?

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: This week I was with U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra when heannounced huge progress on t … more →

Tags: consumer benefits, Energy efficiency, Demand Response, Utilities, Government 2, California, Energy data, green button

California utilities to allow energy data downloads by end of 2011

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: Back in August, when I met with White House CTO Aneesh Chopra, he discussed his vision for liberatin … more →

Tags: consumer benefits, smart grid benefits, Utilities, Government 2, Europe, California, Residential, Energy data

U.K. Energy Minister says big challenge is helping consumers understand energy use

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: By Alicia Carrasco This Monday I paid my first visit to the U.K Parliament, at the famous Big Ben bu … more →

Tags: consumer benefits, smart grid benefits, renewables, smart meters, UK, deployment

U.K. consumers confused about smart meters

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: Nearly two-thirds (63%) of UK residents are confused about smart meters and what they do, according … more →

Tags: Energy efficiency, Demand Response, smart meters, Government 2, Home Energy Management, Europe, UK, pricing, dynamic pricing

U.K. progress on protections for energy consumers

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: For consumers, getting all the information you want from your power company can sometimes be a frust … more →

Tags: Energy regulation, consumer benefits, regulation, Government 2, Europe, UK

Too much wind power? How the smart grid can help

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: While many nations, states, and utilities are working hard to increase renewable energy production, … more →

Tags: Smart Grid, consumer benefits, smart grid benefits, data privacy, Demand Response, renewables, Utilities, smart meters, Privacy

Iowa consumers cut energy use up to 11% using Alliant Energy web portal

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: Can a web site help you save energy? This week PC World reports that residents of Dubuque, Iowa cut … more →

Tags: consumer benefits, Energy efficiency, Utilities, smart meters, Research, smart energy demand, Pilot Projects, Residential, Iowa

Insights on consumers and the smart grid

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: Last month I had the pleasure of participating in a discussion of thought leaders regarding consumer … more →

Tags: consumer benefits, Events, Research

New from the White House: National smart grid framework

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: This week the White House published its smart grid vision and framework. The bottom line: the Obama … more →

Tags: Smart Grid, Standards, Security, consumer benefits, data privacy, Utilities, regulation, Government 2, energy policy

Texas consumers like in-home displays of energy information

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: CenterPoint Energy recently released some results from its 500-customer pilot program for in-home di … more →

Tags: consumer benefits, Utilities, Texas, In-Home Display

OECD report: Around the world, consumers use energy info to curb consumption

Chris King wrote 1 year ago: A new 10-country study shows that around the world, when consumers get the energy information provid … more →

Tags: consumer benefits, Demand Response, smart meters, Research, environmental benefits, smart energy demand, dynamic pricing


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