U.S. Initiatives

In September 2011, U.S. Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra, challenged utilities across the country to develop “Green Button”—a means of providing detailed customer energy-usage information available for download in a simple, common format: 

Through utility-industry support for Green Button, consu­mers would be able to make better-informed deci­sions about their energy consump­tion.  Standard­izing on the data format could result in inno­vative appli­cations that might trans­form the way people use energy.

Since that time, states across the union have embraced the concept of usage-data sharing and many public-utility commissions and service commissions have moved forward with legislation, regulation, mandates, and laws.

U.S. Congressional Activities

116th Congress (2019-2020):

• H.R.5796 - E–Access Act link

117th Congress (2021-2022):

• H.R.3456 - HOPE for HOMES Act of 2021 link
• S.1768 - HOPE for HOMES Act of 2021 link

Arkansas

Arkansas Public Service Commission has recently changed their website:

• Arkansas Activities (APSC) link

California

Cost Recovery for Improvements to the Click-Through Authorization Process:

• California Activities (CPUC) link [.pdf]

Colorado

Details of Proceeding 16A-0588E: Public Service Company - CPCN AMI and IVVO:

• Colorado Activities (CO PUC) link

District of Columbia

Case: FC1130 - In the Matter of the Investigation into Modernizing the Energy Delivery System for Increased Sustainability:

• District of Columbia Activities (DCPSC) link

Hawaii

Grid Modernization Technologies:

• Hawaii Activities (HIPUC) link

Maine

Report on Statewide, Multiple-use Online Energy Data Platform:

• Maine Activities (ME PUC) [.pdf]

Michigan

MI Power Grid - Customer Data Access and Privacy: 

• Michigan Activities (MPSC) link

Montana

66th Legislature - HB0267: An Act establishing utility requirements for the use of advanced metering devices, etc.:

• Montana Legislature (HB 267) link [.pdf]

New Hampshire

DE 19-197: Electric and Natural Gas Utilities - Development of a Statewide, Multi-Use Online Energy Data Platform:

• New Hampshire Activities (PUC) link

New Jersey

EO20110716- Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Work Session:

• New Jersey Activities (NJBPU) link

New York

Matter Number: 20-00406, Case Number: 20-M-0082 - Proceeding on Motion of the Commission Regarding Strategic Use of Energy Related Data:

• New York Activities (NYDPS) link

North Carolina

Docket E-100 Sub 161 - Rulemaking Docket for Commission Rules Related to Electric Customer Billing:

North Carolina Activities (NCUC) link

Ohio

Case Record: 18-1597-EL-GRD - In the matter of the PowerForward Data and Modern Grid Workgroup:

• Ohio Activities (PUCO) link

Pennsylvania

Docket Number: M-2021-3029018 - Investigation Into Third-Party Access to EDC Customer Data:

• Pennsylvania Activities (PA PUC) link

Texas

Case: 47472-100 - Commission Staff's Petition to Determine Requirements for Smart Meter Texas:

• Texas Activities (PUC of TX) link

Virginia

HB 2332 - Electric utilities; protection of customer data:

• Virginia Activities (VA PUR of SCC) link