1. Green Button Connect My Data
in Smart Meter Texas
Rob Bevill

2. Green Button Connect My Data
Today’s Messages
SMT already supports manual GBC
SMT lacks an API to automate GBC
Four other states have adopted GBC
GBC drives
automation
interoperability
customer choices
societal benefits

3. What is Green Button Connect My Data?
Machine-to-machine exchange of energy data with customer authorization
2009: Federal Smart Grid Policy Framework sought standards, interoperability, smart meter deployment
2009 – 2014: NIST, DOE, utilities and others develop GB standard
2014: Ratified as NAESB REQ.21 “Energy Service Provider Interface” standard
2015: Green Button Alliance nonprofit established as independent testing and certification authority

4. 23 million meters and counting
Green Button Connect:
23 million meters and counting
California (D , 2013): 11 million electric meters
Illinois ( , 2016): 5 million electric meters
Washington, D.C.: 26,000 commercial customers
New York (multiple orders): 3.8M (ConEd), 3.4M (others)

5. GBC example: California (2013)
First large-scale implementation
13-36 months historical usage data transmitted upon authorization
Third party eligibility criteria:
Provide contact info & tax ID
Acknowledge privacy rules
Not be banned by CPUC

6. GBC example: Illinois 24 months historical usage upon authorization
30-minute intervals
Live in ComEd as of 5/2016 as smart meters deployed (thru 2018)

7. GB Connect My Data: Oct 2012

8. What is Green Button Connect My Data?
SMT

9. SMT already uses Green Button… mostly
Authorization
Data Transfer
Download My Data
SMT GUI
N/A
3rd Party
Access
Connect
My Data
FTP but
no API yet