Comments on: Smart Grid Data: Too Much For Privacy, Not Enough For Innovation? http://gigaom.com/2010/03/22/smart-grid-data-too-much-for-privacy-not-enough-for-innovation/ Sat, 25 May 2013 22:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Green:Net: 5 Hot Topics That Will Fuel The Future of the Smart Grid http://gigaom.com/2010/03/22/smart-grid-data-too-much-for-privacy-not-enough-for-innovation/#comment-31997 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:02:36 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=53729#comment-31997 [...] and regulators are worried about the mishaps that might result. Concerns range from putting home energy data in the hands of scammers, telemarketers or overzealous law enforcement officials, to hackers taking down the grid by getting [...]

]]> By: Earth2Tech Week In Review http://gigaom.com/2010/03/22/smart-grid-data-too-much-for-privacy-not-enough-for-innovation/#comment-31996 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:02:29 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=53729#comment-31996 [...] Smart Grid Data: Too Much For Privacy, Not Enough For Innovation?: When it comes to smart grid data, how much is enough — and how much is too much? That question could pit the IT industry’s hopes to use smart grid data to help people save energy — and make money — against customer privacy and data security advocates worried that the same data could be abused by everyone from criminals to the government. Utilities, regulators and consumers could well be caught in the middle of that argument.          0 [...]

]]> By: Privacy Lives » Blog Archive » Earth2Tech: Smart Grid Data: Too Much For Privacy, Not Enough For Innovation? http://gigaom.com/2010/03/22/smart-grid-data-too-much-for-privacy-not-enough-for-innovation/#comment-31995 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:18:33 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=53729#comment-31995 [...] reports on an issue I’ve discussed before: privacy and  the smart grid. When it comes to smart grid [...]

]]> By: 10 Things Outta the Smart Grid World of DistribuTECH http://gigaom.com/2010/03/22/smart-grid-data-too-much-for-privacy-not-enough-for-innovation/#comment-31994 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:09:06 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=53729#comment-31994 [...] Smart Grid Data: Too Much For Privacy, Not Enough For Innovation? [...]

]]> By: Jon Husen http://gigaom.com/2010/03/22/smart-grid-data-too-much-for-privacy-not-enough-for-innovation/#comment-31993 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:54:29 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=53729#comment-31993 I’m going to speak from the side of the utilities:
Utilities currently have trending data on energy usage. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. This data is used to determine energy purchasing requirements and to monitor power quality. However, the data collected is limited to what we can read from the feeders within a substation. With smart components on the grid, the utilities will be able to see the loads on each line and better monitor power quality and plan future upgrades. Like commented above, this will result in better power quality/reliability for the customer.

I agree with De Martini of SCE that utilities should not be the intermediaries of energy usage information to third parties. Utilities use this information to better serve its customers and operate more efficiently. If utilities are required to provide this data to third parties, they will need a dedicated IT department to deal with security issues as well as network management; this results in additional costs passed on to the consumer. Because consumers own their usage data, it should be their prerogative to give the information to the third party. In-home displays with wifi capabilities will enable consumers to do this if they wish. This way each consumer has direct control of who gets their information.

]]> By: David http://gigaom.com/2010/03/22/smart-grid-data-too-much-for-privacy-not-enough-for-innovation/#comment-31992 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:04:37 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=53729#comment-31992 From one of the ignorant people:
After one observes for some while, it is apparent that all technology wields a double-edge. With the advent of pervasive connectivity and databases capable of being mined for patterns, quite a bit can be inferred from other ignorant people from the aggregated data. It is incumbent on the users to achieve their goals and on the public to defend against undesirable and intrusive use of the same data by other ignorant people.

]]> By: Juergen http://gigaom.com/2010/03/22/smart-grid-data-too-much-for-privacy-not-enough-for-innovation/#comment-31991 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:58:20 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=53729#comment-31991 I appreciate the “less data” section. According to my experience there is a lot data stored and never of any use. People should be thinking about what data they really need instead of just collecting whatever possible.

]]> By: Privacy Source » Seeing Through Your Walls: Smart Grid Has Great Potential For Insight into Home Life http://gigaom.com/2010/03/22/smart-grid-data-too-much-for-privacy-not-enough-for-innovation/#comment-31990 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:18:23 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=53729#comment-31990 [...] Smart Grid Data: Too Much For Privacy, Not Enough For Innovation? Jeff St. John, earth2tech.com Fatal error: Call to undefined function post_password_required() in /home/privacys/public_html/wp-content/themes/pyrmont-v2/comments.php on line 11 [...]

]]> By: Rise & Shine: March 22, 2010 | Sweet Solar Home http://gigaom.com/2010/03/22/smart-grid-data-too-much-for-privacy-not-enough-for-innovation/#comment-31989 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:51:40 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=53729#comment-31989 [...] Smart Grid Data: Too Much for Privacy, Not Enough for Innovation That’s the gist of a discussion last week about smart grid privacy at the California Public Utilities Commission, which is forming policies for how the state’s utilities implement smart grid systems. [...]

]]> By: Katie Fehrenbacher http://gigaom.com/2010/03/22/smart-grid-data-too-much-for-privacy-not-enough-for-innovation/#comment-31988 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:08:24 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=53729#comment-31988 Alas, change and new technology is scary to some people.

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