DeAndrea Salvador: How we can make energy more affordable for low-income families
DeAndrea Salvador: Come possiamo rendere l'energia più accessibile alle famiglie a basso reddito
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a casa della mia bisnonna.
at my great-grandmother's house.
mi buttavo sul pavimento
I would dash across the floor
her only air conditioner.
al suo unico condizionatore.
che quella semplice esperienza,
that that simple experience,
che falsificavano le bollette
having to set up fake energy accounts
se non aggirare il contatore
but to bypass the meter
gli veniva tagliato,
comfortable for one more day.
la loro famiglia per un altro giorno.
possono diventare la norma
incidents can take root
with impossible choices.
di fronte a scelte impossibili.
il 3% delle entrate in energia.
three percent of their income on energy.
and rural populations
delle zone rurali e a basso reddito
delle sue entrate in energia.
of their income on energy.
di 25 milioni di persone a saltare i pasti
25 million people to skip meals
sono molto più di un numero.
than just a number.
and perilous choices:
le medicine per l'influenza,
to get her flu medicine,
tra le medicine e l'energia.
between medicine and energy.
più grande e più sistematico.
and systemic issue.
sono prevalentemente persone di colore,
are disproportionately people of color,
più delle loro controparti bianche.
than their white counterparts.
e persino insegnanti
and even schoolteachers
dei 37 milioni di persone all'anno
of 37 million people a year
for their most basic needs.
per i loro bisogni più elementari.
con oneri energetici alti
high energy burdens
like heart disease and asthma.
asma e patologie cardiache.
and our pocket-sized AI,
queste ingiustizie sistematiche.
these systemic inequities.
microgrid e della tecnologia smart home
microgrids and smart home technology
la parità di costo,
earn much more than the average American.
che hanno il fotovoltaico
di un americano medio.
l'associazione no profit RETI.
I founded the nonprofit RETI.
by working with communities,
energetici lavorando con comunità,
a energia pulita,
to clean energy,
e tecnologie energetiche.
of local communities,
of relationships.
with the communities
direttamente con le comunità
ed eventi per le comunità
and events for communities
updates to their homes
di finestre e scaldabagni,
and water heaters
a massimizzare l'efficienza.
to community solar
a pannelli solari comunitari
guidate dalla comunità
smart home research
their energy bills.
che chiedono prezzi più equi,
with elected officials,
di equità energetica e resilienza,
of energy equity and resilience succeed,
in assistenza al pagamento delle bollette.
over three billion a year
milioni di persone,
millions of people,
delle persone in difficoltà.
a fraction of those in need.
domestica di 47 miliardi di dollari,
home-energy affordability gap,
e la resilienza nelle nostre comunità,
and resilience into our communities,
un accesso equo e imparziale
sicura e accessibile.
reliable and affordable.
pulita, e l'efficienza energetica
clean technology and energy efficiency
con alti oneri energetici
20 percent of their income --
che fatica a far quadrare i conti.
who's struggling to make ends meet.
for families to use their energy savings
per usare i loro risparmi energetici
e ai suoi vicini,
and her neighbors,
che hanno dovuto fare
that they had to make
on our whole community.
su tutta la nostra comunità.
devono fare le stesse scelte impossibili.
to make the same impossible choices today.
sono un enorme ostacolo da superare,
are a tremendous barrier to overcome,
con le comunità e alla tecnologia,
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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