U.S. Initiatives
Green Button mandates, legislation, and regulatory inclusion
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):
117th Congress (2021-2022):
Arkansas
Arkansas Public Service Commission has recently changed their website:
California
Cost Recovery for Improvements to the Click-Through Authorization Process:
Colorado
Details of Proceeding 16A-0588E: Public Service Company - CPCN AMI and IVVO:
District of Columbia
Case: FC1130 - In the Matter of the Investigation into Modernizing the Energy Delivery System for Increased Sustainability:
Hawaii
Grid Modernization Technologies:
Maine
Report on Statewide, Multiple-use Online Energy Data Platform:
Michigan
MI Power Grid - Customer Data Access and Privacy:
Montana
66th Legislature - HB0267: An Act establishing utility requirements for the use of advanced metering devices, etc.:
New Hampshire
DE 19-197: Electric and Natural Gas Utilities - Development of a Statewide, Multi-Use Online Energy Data Platform:
New Jersey
EO20110716- Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Work Session:
New York
Matter Number: 20-00406, Case Number: 20-M-0082 - Proceeding on Motion of the Commission Regarding Strategic Use of Energy Related Data:
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:
Pennsylvania
Docket Number: M-2021-3029018 - Investigation Into Third-Party Access to EDC Customer Data:
Texas
Case: 47472-100 - Commission Staff's Petition to Determine Requirements for Smart Meter Texas:
Virginia
HB 2332 - Electric utilities; protection of customer data: