DeAndrea Salvador: How we can make energy more affordable for low-income families
ד'אנדראה סלבדור: כיצד נהפוך את החשמל לזמין יותר עבור משפחות מעוטות יכולת
DeAndrea Salvador reshapes the way we use and engage with energy. Full bio
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at my great-grandmother's house.
I would dash across the floor
הייתי מזנקת לאורך החדר
her only air conditioner.
that that simple experience,
having to set up fake energy accounts
שזייפו את שמם בחשבון החשמל,
but to bypass the meter
לרמות את מונה החשמל
comfortable for one more day.
ליום אחד נוסף.
incidents can take root
מול בחירה בלתי אפשרית.
with impossible choices.
three percent of their income on energy.
מהכנסתו על חשבונות חשמל.
and rural populations
ומעוטות יכולת
of their income on energy.
על חשבונות חשמל
25 million people to skip meals
לוותר על ארוחות
than just a number.
היא הרבה יותר מסתם מספר.
and perilous choices:
to get her flu medicine,
לקבל תרופה לשפעת,
between medicine and energy.
בין תרופות לחשמל.
and systemic issue.
are disproportionately people of color,
באופן בלתי פרופורציונלי, אנשים שאינם לבנים
than their white counterparts.
לעומת עמיתיהם הלבנים.
and even schoolteachers
of 37 million people a year
המונה 37 מיליון איש בשנה
for their most basic needs.
עבור חשמל, בשביל הצרכים הבסיסיים ביותר.
high energy burdens
היא נטל כלכלי עבורם
like heart disease and asthma.
ללקות במחלות לב ובאסתמה.
and our pocket-sized AI,
מכונות בינה מלאכותיות שיכולות להיכנס לכיס,
these systemic inequities.
באי השיוויון המערכתי הזה.
microgrids and smart home technology
מיקרו רשתות וטכנולוגיות בית חכם
לשוויון בעלויות,
earn much more than the average American.
הרבה יותר מהאמריקאי הממוצע.
I founded the nonprofit RETI.
בשם RETI כשהייתי בת 22.
by working with communities,
צריכת חשמל, ע"י שיתוף פעולה
וסוכנויות ממשלתיות
to clean energy,
למקורות אנרגיה נקיים,
of local communities,
of relationships.
with the communities
הוא הגבוה ביותר.
and events for communities
updates to their homes
and water heaters
לחלונות ודודי חשמל
to community solar
למערכות סולריות קהילתיות,
smart home research
שמנוהל על ידי הקהילות,
their energy bills.
עלויות צריכת החשמל שלהן.
with elected officials,
of energy equity and resilience succeed,
של שוויון ועמידות אנרגטית מתקיים
over three billion a year
millions of people,
a fraction of those in need.
מהאנשים שזקוקים לעזרה זאת.
home-energy affordability gap,
יוכלו לשלם על צריכת החשמל הביתית,
and resilience into our communities,
ועמידות קהילתית,
reliable and affordable.
clean technology and energy efficiency
חשמל ביתי, טכנולוגיה נקייה ויעילות אנרגטית
מכביד עליהם,
20 percent of their income --
למטרות אחרות.
who's struggling to make ends meet.
for families to use their energy savings
בעקבות הירידה בתשלומי החשמל,
and her neighbors,
that they had to make
on our whole community.
to make the same impossible choices today.
אותן בחירות קשות היום.
are a tremendous barrier to overcome,
עצום, שקשה מאוד להתגבר עליו,
with communities and technology,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
DeAndrea Salvador - Environmental justice advocateDeAndrea Salvador reshapes the way we use and engage with energy.
Why you should listen
DeAndrea Newman Salvador is an energy expert with a background in economics, an entrepreneur and a founder of two groundbreaking organizations, Renewable Energy Transition Initiative (RETI) and JouleScout. She works to create seamless integration of low-income families into a world of energy abundance.
Witnessing neighbors in her home state of North Carolina struggle to keep up with energy expenses, Salvador took action in 2013 and founded RETI, a nonprofit focused on helping low-income families sustainably reduce energy costs and gain access to cutting-edge technology. Through RETI, Salvador is partnering with Duke Energy (one of the nation's largest utilities) to launch a low- to moderate-income shared solar program in South Carolina. RETI also worked with the City of Charlotte to create a Smart Home Kick Start for the city's residents.
Furthering her mission to create energy equity in the new energy economy, Salvador founded JouleScout in 2018. JouleScout is a social enterprise focused on helping energy providers incentivize customers to use less energy at key times without sacrificing comfort, thereby ensuring grid reliability, fewer blackouts and more renewables on the grid with a cost savings to customers.
As a social entrepreneur and advocate, Salvador has been featured by The Atlantic, Fast Company, the BBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Utility Drive and the Charlotte Observer. Her own articles are published in Pacific Standard Magazine, GOOD, The Development Set, BRIGHT Magazine and on TheWeek.com.
Salvador is a TED2018 Fellow, a recipient of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Young Alumna of the Year Award and was recognized as one of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Black Chamber of Commerce's 30 under 30. She is a member of the Mecklenburg County Air Quality Commission and sits on the Board of Directors for Youth Empowered Solutions (YES!).
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