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Join us at the NASUCA Mid-Year Meeting on June 14, 2010, to learn about the promise and problems of smart meters. Explore Tendril's open application platform ecosystem for in-home consumer devices and applications, engagement services, and deployment solutions. Discover the power of energy awareness, demand response, electric vehicles, and more. Connect utilities and consumers for a smarter and more sustainable grid.
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NASUCA Mid-Year Meeting“Smart Meters – The Promise & the Problems”June 14, 2010
Insight and Control An open, scalable & secure energy management platform enabling a dialogue within the smart grid, consisting of… Open Application Platform Ecosystem of In-Home Consumer Devices Applications for Consumers & Utilities Engagement Services For Deployment
The Tendril Platform Open • Secure • Scalable
What have we learned about the consumer? Inform… “Give me awareness (in terms I understand). Don’t give me judgment.” Prompt... “Alert me. Show me the right direction, but don’t give me noise.” Engage… “Meet me where I am. Respect my space. Respect my authority.” Reward… “Show me the impact. Show me the money. Improve my quality of life.”
Connecting Utilities and Consumers A consumer smart grid platform enables: • Energy Awareness through open data standards • Grid Management including time-based rates, demand response • Renewable Integration using real-time generation information • Community Engagement and rewards programs Energy Awareness Load Control Demand Response Electric Vehicle Distributed Generation Power Rewards
The Power of the Consumer "It is the residential class that represents the most untapped potential for demand response." source: FERC Assessment of Demand Response & Advanced Metering 2009, p.29
National Policy Foundation EISA… Includes “Provision to consumers of timely information and control options.” FCC… To unleash innovation, “The country also needs open standards and customer data accessibility policies.” 111th Congress… “Consumers shall have the right to access retail electric energy information… ”
Privacy We support privacy policies advancing principles of… Consent Affirmative, informed consent of all uses of personal data Control Consumer-controlled parameters and consent. Adherence to Fair Information Policy Practices. Security Leadership on physical, network and data security that disaggregates personally identifiable information Detailed comments available in Colorado Docket No. 09I-593EG …fostering innovation and consumer solutions
“If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it.” Lord Kelvin 1824 – 1907
Observation The success of the smart grid will be measured by consumer engagement. Consumer engagement requires a marketplace.
THANK YOU! Cameron Brooks Senior Director Market Development & Policy Strategy cbrooks@tendrilinc.com 303.468.4455