Networked Grid 2010 May 18-19 Palm Springs, Part 1

"Can we get the consumer engaged in smart grid? Its the $64 billion dollar Question."
~ David Leeds, Smart Grid Analyst, Greentech Media

"Customer empowerment is the first area of focus in SCE’s Smart Grid Vision."
~ Michael Montoya, Director Grid Advancement, Southern California Edison (SCE)

"Customers are not waiting for utilities to lead—they want to lower their cost and their footprint."
~ Peter Corsell, Gridpoint

"We can’t wait for the infrastructure before we address the customer!"
~ Alex Laskey, President & Founder, Opower

"Value creation, rather than consumer savings, is the key to smart grid success."
~ David Leeds, Smart Grid Analyst, Greentech Media

"We have to meet the customer where they already are, not give them a new place to go."
~ Ivo Steklac, EVP of Sales and Strategy, Tendril

"The average customer thinks about their electricity bill 6 minutes a year."
~ Greg Guthridge, Managing Director Utility Customer Care Practice, Accenture

"Smart Grid is a journey that will be 20+ years in the making."
~ Michael Montoya, Director Grid Advancement, Southern California Edison (SCE)

"Great smart grid conference Freudian slip—(we want to) avoid too many power points, I mean power plants."
~ David Leeds, Smart Grid Analyst, Greentech Media

"Making the public smart is as critical as making the grid smart."
~ David Leeds, Smart Grid Analyst, Greentech Media

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