Clean Energy Data Ethan Elkind Associate Director, Climate Change and Business Program UC Berkeley / UCLA Schools of Law
Energy Data & California GHGs
Key Customer Data: Utility meter Historic energy audit “Internet of Things” Utility tariff Customer segmentation by usage/climate zones Efficiency Policies
Key Utility Data: Distribution infrastructure Transmission infrastructure Aggregated consumer behavior Aggregated customer energy
Primary Barriers: Lack of utility incentives Lack of funding Customer privacy concerns cybersecurity fears
Top Solutions: Utility cost recovery Funding for secure energy data centers Ad hoc “tariff tech group” Historic energy audit disclosure requirements Customer right to improved access
Reports: Blog: legal-planet.org