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 Jamie Bemis Apr 29, 2015 09:25  |
Hi Audrey,
Thanks for submitting your proposal to the contest! It is a great idea and is very well written and thorough. We are aware that Boston and Cambridge already have building energy use disclosure ordinances, although they generally apply only to large and medium sized buildings. Have you considered any non-traditional ideas for obtaining this idea, like crowdsourcing residential energy data? This may provide a short term solution in lieu of legislation and would allow for an engagement strategy. Just a thought worth considering!
Best,
Jamie
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 Audrey Schulman Apr 30, 2015 11:07  | Proposal contributor
The critical thing is to get accurate energy data (and a lot of it). If we have folks opt in, especially only those who hear of the idea, we will be getting info probably only from folks already interested in energy efficiency. This will skew the data a lot.
Having instead an opt out option, means that the data will be much more inclusive and accurate.
Audrey
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 Wyatt Sanders Apr 30, 2015 01:10 |
I do like your proposal,
but just one thing:
"Utilities might want this because it could create a large increase in efficiency that they could claim and use energy efficiency funding for."
From my discussions with market insiders, Utilities lose money for every energy efficient upgrade someone makes. The utilities make revenue from the energy they sell you, not the energy you don't buy.
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Audrey Schulman May 1, 2015 12:37 | Proposal contributor
The utilities are actually paid for energy efficiency work. The money to pay them comes from an energy efficiency surcharge on our energy bills. The utilities get paid well for each therm and kilowatt they save. That is whay they do this work. Mass Save is paid for through this fund.
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 Hemant Wagh May 15, 2015 04:22 |
Could there be an alternative solution ! Instead of this information being public and market rushing in to fix the problem, if cost/price hierarchy is created that favors energy efficiency especially and also takes the affordability into account it will encourage the occupant/consumers to utilize the skills available to tackle the problem. Instead of utilities alone, common people should & would benefit more. I have suggested such approach .
Link is https://www.climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1301402/planId/1314802
Kindly go through it and give valuable feedback.
Thanks.
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Audrey Schulman May 16, 2015 02:24 | Proposal contributor
I'm not sure I quite get what you are suggesting.
The utilities would benefit a bit from my idea because they would get more energy efficiency work which they get paid for, but all of the energy saved would come about through people saving energy (as well as the energy bill savings that go along with that) in their homes and businesses. Those savings would be driven by residents taking action because they realized their energy use was high, because they could finally find green-jobs professional who could show them proven, rather than exagerated, energy savings.
Residents and local businesses would support the best local green jobs professionals, and end up saving energy and money, allowing them to spend more money locally.
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Hemant Wagh Jun 8, 2015 03:58 |
A heirarchy of cost of energy,as suggested in my proposal would help the consumers better.
Link is https://www.climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1301402/planId/1314802
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