GridWeek '09 Stakeholder Panel, September 21-24

"We can’t have smart meters with dumb rates."
~ Colette Honorable, Arkansas Public Service Commission

"There is no brownout that is not a pricing problem."
~ Toby Considine, New Daedalus

"We are the forgotten stepchild—buildings tend to not vote."
~ Michael Munson, Metropolitan Energy of Chicago

"Communicating to customers is step1, 2, 3 to 100. If you look at the internet in terms of what is does for telecom providers, you miss the value. Like a computer, the intelligence comes from how you use it. Smart grid is much more than providing AMI meters, it is using info in a way that is efficient.
~ Val Jensen, Commonwealth Edison

"We are not just trying to get approval for an investment, we are trying to change the nature of the business."
~ Val Jensen, Commonwealth Edison

"Why do we think we will be the best ones to communicate about this—especially when it comes to communicating about using less of our product>
~ Michael Munson, Metropolitan Energy of Chicago

"It is up to us to show we can maximize value, for all consumers."
~ Val Jensen, Commonwealth Edison

"(The Smart Grid will deploy) at the speed of regulation"
~ Mike Oldak, EEI

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