GBA’s AGM Featured Data Access Leaders, an Expert Panel, Green Button Market Milestones

GBA’s Annual General Meeting Featured Data Access Leaders, an Expert Panel, Green Button Market Milestones

The Green Button Alliance’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on December 7, 2023. The AGM featured speakers and data access experts; highlighted GBA accomplishments and significant Green Button market milestones; and provided up-to-the-minute insights on the path forward for unlocking broadscale energy data access. 

Energy industry thought-leaders including Usman Syed, Ontario Ministry of Energy; Christopher J. Irwin, U.S. Department of Energy; Syed Mir, London Hydro; Daniel Roesler, UtilityAPI; Bob Champagne, Smart Energy Water (SEW); John Anderson, OhmConnect; and Jeremy J. Roberts, Green Button Alliance, expertly discussed policy, market and solution drivers that are removing barriers and enabling utilities and their customers with the ability to leverage standards-based, secure energy data-access and -sharing, and that are opening markets for a host of new apps and services including demand response, VPPs, solar, EVs and more.

During the AGM, the Green Button Alliance also welcomed its 2024 Board of Directors, and recognized current board member Jay Lewis, CEO of Big Data Energy Services (BDES) with the GBA’s annual Chairman’s Award for his on-going contributions to the board.

The GBA also provided a first look at the Green Button Directory Services, a searchable directory of utilities, third-party apps and services, and platform vendors with Green Button solutions. If you missed the GBA's Annual General Meeting meeting, see the recording here.