Press Releases

Stay current on SECC developments by reading recent press releases:

2018 Releases

May 30, 2018 – Enervee Becomes Newest Member of Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative

April 24, 2018 – Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative Explores Small and Medium-Sized Business Energy Needs and Opportunities

February 15, 2018 – SECC Report Finds Consumers Ready for Clean Energy and New Utility Programs

January 22, 2018 – Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative Names Winners of First Best Practices Awards

January 17, 2018 – Report Explores Consumer Interest in Next-Generation Digital Energy Platforms and Programs

Past Releases

2012 Releases

December 20, 2012 – Top 6 Things to Get Right in 2013 for Consumers and Smart Grid

November 14, 2012 – These savings have been brought to you by the smart grid

November 7, 2012 – SGCC’s Patty Durand Selected as one of the “Fierce”-est Women in Energy

October 23, 2012 – Consumer-Focused Smart Grid Nonprofit Releases New Survey Findings; Announces Role in DOE Project

September 25, 2012 – Smart grid, consumer engagement and social media

September 18, 2012 – Low Income Energy Consumers Weigh In On Smart Grid

August 14, 2012 – Media Advisory: Video, Fact Sheet Separate Smart Meter Facts From Fiction

July 24, 2012 – What consumers expect from a smarter grid, in their own words

July 12, 2012 – Comverge Executive Brent Dreher Joins SGCC Board of Directors

June 25, 2012 – Latest SGCC Research Reveals Insights into Consumer Attitudes

June 21, 2012 – SGCC Executive Director to Speak at National Town Meeting on DR and Smart Grid

May 1, 2012 – Public Utility Commission of Texas Joins Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative

April 25, 2012 – SGCC Members Lead Industry in Green Button Initiative

March 7, 2012 – GridGlo Joins Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative

February 13, 2012 – Brookhaven National Laboratory Joins Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative

January 22, 2012 – Consumers Like Smart Grid for More Than Just Saving Money

January 13, 2012 – New Consumer Research to be Released at Smart Grid Symposium

January 6, 2012 – The Greenlining Institute Joins Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative

January 3, 2012 – Twitter Account of Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative Named Second Most Influential in Smart Grid

2011 Releases

December 13, 2011 – Eight Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative Members Named Among “Most Influential People in Energy”

December 13, 2011 – Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative Announces Agenda for Annual Symposium

December 7, 2011 – General Electric’s John McDonald Named Smart Grid Professional of the Year

November 13, 2011 – New Report Paints Detailed Portrait of U.S. Residential Energy Consumers — and What Motivates Them

October 24, 2011 – SGCC Study Finds Improvements in Utility Consumer Engagement

September 12, 2011 – Consumers Reveal the Smart Grid Benefits They Value Most

September 8, 2011 – Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative Grows to 70 Members

July 14, 2011 – New SGCC Research to Delve into Consumer Segmentation
Messages; Take “Pulse of the Consumer”

June 13, 2011 – Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative Commends New
$250 Million Federal & Private Leadership Initiatives

May 16, 2011 – Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative Director Patty Durand to Address Consumer Engagement at ConnectivityWeek 2011

May 3, 2011 – SGCC Director Patty Durand Will Lead Consumer Smart Grid Communications Panel at Smart Grid RoadShow

April 21, 2011 – Consumer Smart Grid Discussions Heat Up at ConnectivityWeek

March 29, 2011 – Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative Celebrates One Year Anniversary

January 31, 2011 – Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative Releases “2011 State of the Consumer Report”

January 17, 2011 – Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative Grows to 50 Members

January 12, 2011 – Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative Appoints Patty Durand as Permanent Executive Director