Empowering Energy Consumers with Green Button Initiative

The Green Button Initiative led by the US Department of Energy aims to provide consumers easy access to their energy consumption data in a user-friendly format, promoting transparency and efficiency. Through collaborations with various entities, the initiative has successfully made energy data accessible to millions of customers, driving innovation in the energy sector.

• Energy
• Green Button Initiative
• Data Access
• Consumer Empowerment
• Smart Grid

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1. Customer Data Access -The New Ground Floor Christopher Irwin US Department of Energy Office of Electricity Oct 16, 2015

2. Quick Background Project Officer - $1.5B in Smart Grid Investment Grant grid modernization projects Texas: CenterPoint Energy, CoServ Electric, Golden Spread Electric Cooperative DOE founding member of the Green Button Initiative an industry standard advanced under a public brand 2

3. The New Ground Floor Customers have a right to their consumption data Data must be easily human and machine accessible, and easy to share with whomever the customer trusts (think GPS) Organizations who operate in the public trust have an obligation to maximize public benefit and the efficiency with which it is delivered 3

4. Green Button Initiative Overview Common-sense idea that electricity customers should be able to download and transmit their own energy usage information in a standard consumer- and computer-friendly format Brings energy data closer to the App Economy and software developers US: Available to 60+ million customers based on utility commitments CANADA: 2.6 million+ Result of collaboration among White House, NIST, DOE, state regulators, utilities, vendors, Smart Grid Interoperability Panel, and North American Energy Standards Board Two options: Green Button Download My Data and Green Button Connect My Data Map of US Green Button Commitments 4

5. An Overnight Success White House Call to Action 9/2011 NAESB ESPI Standard Ratified 10/2011 Green Button CMD Certifications American Energy Data Challenge Connect My Data Beta Deployments 12/2012 HEY (EPA) Update w/Green Button 11/2013 4Q 2014 Presidential Memorandum to Federal Agencies First DMD Available 1/2012 Green Button CMD Rollouts Nationally DMD Certifications 2H/2014 12/2013 4/2013 DOE Apps for Energy 5/2012 1H/2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 0 Customers (Download My Data) 60 Million Customer Accounts 12 Million Customer Accounts 26 Million Customer Accounts 42 Million Customer Accounts 5

6. Typical Data Exchange Data Custodian Third Party Third Party Registration Web Service Provider Web Service Consumer Automated Transfer Web Portal One-time Authorization Web Portal User (agent) Retail Customer 6

7. Green Button Supports Innovation in New Applications Insight: entrepreneur-created web portals analyze energy usage and provide actionable tips; Schneider Electric.svg Heating and Cooling: customized heating and cooling activities for savings and comfort; Education: community and student energy efficiency competitions; Retrofits: improved decision-support tools to facilitate energy efficiency retrofits, Virtual Energy Audits; Honeywell logo.svg http://www.luciddesigngroup.com/images/header/lucid.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1f/TXUenergyLogo.jpg/101px-TXUenergyLogo.jpg Verification: measurement of energy efficiency investments; http://www.psdconsulting.com/sites/all/themes/psd/logo.png? Sunrun logo Real Estate: provide energy costs for tenants and/or new home purchasers; and FirstFuel http://simpleenergy.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/themes/simpleenergy/images/logo.png http://www.oracleimg.com/us/assets/oralogo-small.gif Solar: optimize the size and cost- effectiveness of rooftop solar panels. www.greenbuttondata.org

8. Recent Success Com Ed Implemented Green Button Connect My Data for C&I Central to their Smart Grid Exchange with entrepreneurs, start-up, universities and customers Elmhurst Hospital was an early user, saving energy through analytics on their campus 8

9. Thank You Christopher Irwin Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Advanced Grid Integration Christopher.Irwin@hq.doe.gov 9