The EU’s proposed Data Protection Regulation could eliminate 95% of the potential energy savings through energy management programs. BRUSSELS, May 16, 2013 Today, the Smart Energy Demand Coalition (SEDC) released a position paper explaining how data access policies can fully protect consumer data privacy while enabling consumers to reap the energy efficiency benefits as promised [...]

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The UK think tank Policy Exchange has recently published a report titled, “Smarter, Greener, Cheaper – Joining up domestic energy efficiency policy”. The report looks at potential improvements to  current  energy policy to reduce energy waste in the UK domestic sector, and finds that: 1.   International examples of energy efficiency programmes  have delivered cost-effective alternatives to building [...]

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This interview was recorded at European Utility Week 2012 where Jessica discusses a range of issues including fair pricing and encouraging micro generation. The full interview can be seen here

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Over the past five years, VaasaETT has conducted the most extensive international studies of their kind, analysing Demand Response programmes across four continents. The most recent and comprehensive of these was the 2011-2012 Empower Demand – phase I project, known simply as ‘EMPOWER DEMAND 1’, funded by ESMIG. Following on from this ground-breaking research, which [...]

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The Smart Energy Demand Coalition welcomes Electric Ireland and DONG Energy as new members In the past year alone The Smart Energy Demand Coalition has grown by 17 new members Electric Ireland and DONG Energy are the latest European utilities to join the Smart Energy Demand Coalition (SEDC), Europe’s industry group dedicated to promoting the [...]

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Sustainability First is a UK environmental think-tank with a focus on practical policy development in the areas of sustainable energy, waste and water. The Sustainability First project on GB Electricity Demand began in April 2011 and runs for three years. The project aims to identify the potential resource which the electricity demand side could offer [...]

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