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Smart Grid Leaders Group Call
Smart Grid Technologies: Meters, Communications, and In-Home Displays
June 14, 2012
The Smart Grid Leaders Group Call is an interactive, discussion-based conference call with utility leaders from across North America. This is a vendor-free call, allowing individuals to freely discuss challenges they're facing, share success stories, and pose questions to the group.

Content type: Leadership Call  |  Document ID: IGS-LC-6-12-SmartGrid  |  Author: Lynn Stein

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Smart Is As Smart Does
April 26, 2012
April 2012 issue of the E Source Intelligent Grid Service newsletter.

Content type: Service E-mail  |  Document ID: IGS_SE_4-26-12

The In-Home Display: A Stepping-Stone to Deeper Savings?
April 12, 2012
Are in-home displays (IHDs) a panacea that will cure the consumer’s energy-use ignorance, or are these devices better suited as part of a multifaceted treatment program? Join us for a balanced look at the current status of IHDs, how they’re being used in utility programs, and how effective they are. ...

Content type: Web Conference  |  Document ID: IGS-WC-4-12-IHD  |  Author: Katie Elliott

The In-Home Display: A Stepping-Stone to Deeper Savings?
Recording
April 12, 2012
This is the web conference recording.

Content type: Recording  |  Document ID: IGS-WC-4-12-IHD-R  |  Author: Katie Elliott

The In-Home Display: A Stepping-Stone to Deeper Savings?
Slides
April 12, 2012
These are the web conference slides.

Content type: Slides  |  Document ID: IGS-WC-4-12-IHD-SL  |  Author: Katie Elliott

Smart Meter Opt-Out: Equitable Solution or Kicking a Hornet’s Nest?
March 29, 2012
March 2012 issue of the E Source Intelligent Grid Service newsletter.

Content type: Service E-mail  |  Document ID: IGS_SE_3-29-12

Improving Power Distribution with Voltage Optimization
March 27, 2012
Can you please explain power distribution optimization? What is it, how is it implemented, who’s using it, and what are the typical costs and benefits?

Content type: Ask E Source  |  Document ID: IGS-AskES-41  |  Author: Bryan Jungers, Leland Keller

To Have or Have Not? A Review of Wireless Meter Opt-Out Policies
March 22, 2012
Consumers are demanding alternatives to wireless meters, and state regulatory commissions and energy providers are issuing policies that allow customers to opt out. It's likely that any utility deploying wireless meters will need an opt-out policy regardless of the size of the population projected to ...

Content type: Research Brief  |  Document ID: IGS-RB-14  |  Author: Melanie Wemple

Stretching Your AMI Business Case to Cover Low-Income Concerns
February 28, 2012
February 2012 issue of the E Source Intelligent Grid Service newsletter.

Content type: Service E-mail  |  Document ID: IGS_SE_2-28-12

AMI Communications Leaders Group Call – February 2012
February 15, 2012
Join us for a highly interactive, discussion-based conference call with utility leaders involved in communicating about smart grid to their customers.

Content type: Leadership Call  |  Document ID: UCS-LC-02-12-AMI  |  Author: Matthew Burks, Michael Peacock

AMI-Enabled Web Portals
January 26, 2012
January 2012 issue of the E Source Intelligent Grid Service newsletter.

Content type: Service E-mail  |  Document ID: IGS_SE_1-26-12

Can Smart Meters Make Prepaid Work for You?
How AMI Breaks Down Barriers to Prepaid Programs
January 23, 2012
Prepaid metering with advanced metering infrastructure is a win-win situation: Customers get convenience and control and utilities get increased customer satisfaction and decreased collection costs. This report explores the prepaid programs of four U.S. utilities.

Content type: Research Brief  |  Document ID: IGS-RB-12  |  Author: Sarah Fiebiger

Top Five 2011 Reports
December 29, 2011
December 2011 issue of the E Source Intelligent Grid Service newsletter.

Content type: Service E-mail  |  Document ID: IGS_SE_12-29-11

Don’t Let Fairness Concerns Derail Your Smart Grid Business Case
December 27, 2011
Utilities lack sound intelligence on pricing-program implications for verified hardship customers—those whose households meet some poverty level measure and qualify for bill assistance. Regulators' fairness concerns about pricing programs can be addressed with the strategies outlined in this report. ...

Content type: Research Brief  |  Document ID: IGS-RB-10  |  Author: Dulcey Simpkins

More Than Just a Pretty Picture
Selecting a Smart Grid–Enabled Web Portal Vendor
April 5, 2010 | Updated: December 1, 2011
Many utilities deploying smart grid technologies are considering providing customers with a web portal display of near-real-time energy use to help those customers manage consumption in their homes. We’ve developed a guide to aide you in selecting the right solution for your utility.

Content type: Focus Report  |  Document ID: IGS-F-6  |  Author: Carol Stimmel, Sarah Weldon

E Source Vendor Selection Checklist
December 1, 2011
Many utilities deploying smart grid technologies are looking for a way to offer value to their customers by providing them with information about their energy use to help them manage consumption in their homes. We have developed a guide to help you choose the vendor that best fits your current and planned ...

Content type: Template  |  Document ID: IGS-F-6a  |  Author: Carol Stimmel, Sarah Weldon

AMI: The Other White Meter?
November 29, 2011
November 2011 issue of the E Source Intelligent Grid Service newsletter.

Content type: Service E-mail  |  Document ID: IGS_SE_11-29-11

Customers Will Care About Smart Meter Data Privacy
November 15, 2011
Our customers have expressed concerns about the privacy of their smart meter data. What can we learn from other industries about the realities of managing and protecting customer data?

Content type: Ask E Source  |  Document ID: IGS-AskES-29  |  Author: Justin Rickard

AMI Communications Leaders Group Call - November 2011
November 9, 2011
The AMI Communication Leaders Group Call is a quarterly, highly interactive, discussion-based conference call with utility leaders from across North America. We'll cover the topic of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) communications.

Content type: Leadership Call  |  Document ID: UCS-LC-11-11-AMI  |  Author: Matthew Burks

Home Energy Management: Bringing Power to the People?
October 27, 2011
October 2011 issue of the E Source Intelligent Grid Service newsletter.

Content type: Service E-mail  |  Document ID: IGS_SE_10-27-11

Is My New Electricity Meter Safe?
October 20, 2011
Do you have customers who are concerned about the potential health impacts of radiofrequency emissions from smart meters? Our Customer Direct pamphlet takes a look at the research and explains why such concerns don't appear to be well founded.

Content type: ESCD Pamphlet  |  Document ID: IGS-P-2-ESCD  |  Author: Essie Snell

Smart Grid Choice and Control
An Enticing Proposition, but Can It Deliver?
October 11, 2011
Is "choice and control" really the best message we can deliver to customers regarding the benefits of smart meters and grid modernization?

Content type: Research Brief  |  Document ID: IGS-RB-7  |  Author: Jonathan Nelson, Carol Stimmel

Whose Data Are They Anyway?
September 29, 2011
September 2011 issue of the E Source Intelligent Grid Service newsletter.

Content type: Service E-mail  |  Document ID: IGS_SE_9-29-11

Be Careful What You Demand
August 25, 2011
August 2011 issue of the E Source Intelligent Grid Service newsletter.

Content type: Service E-mail  |  Document ID: IGS_SE_8-25-11

Abandonment in the Residential Home Energy Management Space: Do Customers Care?
August 25, 2011
With the demise of the two major players in the residential home energy management space, industry watchers are left to wonder if customers just don’t care about their home energy use.

Content type: Research Brief  |  Document ID: IGS-RB-11  |  Author: Carol Stimmel

The ARRA Award Goes to Load Control
July 28, 2011
July 2011 issue of the E Source Intelligent Grid Service newsletter.

Content type: Service E-mail  |  Document ID: IGS_SE_7-28-11

Love Thy Neighbor, Love Thy Meter
June 30, 2011
June 2011 issue of the E Source Intelligent Grid Service newsletter.

Content type: Service E-mail  |  Document ID: IGS_SE_6-30-11

Frequently Asked Questions About Smart Meters
June 6, 2011
A smart meter is an electricity meter that is a much more capable technology for measuring power than the traditional electromechanical meter. The standard traditional meter’s function is simply to measure how much energy a home or business used for the purpose of billing. These measurements are ...

Content type: ESCD Pamphlet  |  Document ID: IGS-P-1-ESCD  |  Author: Carol Stimmel

The Price of Privacy
May 26, 2011
May 2011 issue of the E Source Intelligent Grid Service newsletter.

Content type: Service E-mail  |  Document ID: IGS_SE_5-26-11

Electric Vehicle Energy-Use Feedback
April 19, 2011
Deployment of smart grid and electric vehicle technologies will enable unprecedented integration of stationary and mobile energy use, allowing customers to monitor and manage the two simultaneously.

Content type: Research Brief  |  Document ID: IGS-RB-6  |  Author: Bryan Jungers

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