DeAndrea Salvador: How we can make energy more affordable for low-income families
DeAndrea Salvador: Cum putem face energia mai accesibilă familiilor cu venit mic
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at my great-grandmother's house.
la casa străbunicii mele.
I would dash across the floor
alergam prin casă
her only air conditioner.
aparat de aer condiționat pe care-l avea.
that that simple experience,
că experiența asta simplă,
having to set up fake energy accounts
cu conturi de energie false
but to bypass the meter
decât să evite contorul energetic,
comfortable for one more day.
pentru încă o zi.
incidents can take root
with impossible choices.
cu opțiuni imposibile.
three percent of their income on energy.
3% din venit pe energie.
and rural populations
cu venituri mici
of their income on energy.
din venituri pe energie.
25 million people to skip meals
de persoane au renunțat la hrană
than just a number.
sunt mai mult decât un număr.
and perilous choices:
imposibile și periculoase:
to get her flu medicine,
împotriva gripei
between medicine and energy.
între medicamente și energie.
and systemic issue.
are disproportionately people of color,
sunt în mod disproporționat de culoare,
than their white counterparts.
decât omologii lor albi.
and even schoolteachers
și până și învățători
of 37 million people a year
de 37 de milioane de persoane pe an
for their most basic needs.
pentru nevoile lor de bază.
high energy burdens
like heart disease and asthma.
de boli precum cele de inimă sau astm.
and our pocket-sized AI,
inteligența artificială în buzunar,
these systemic inequities.
aceste nedreptăți sistemice.
microgrids and smart home technology
izolației, microgridurilor
sunt în scădere.
earn much more than the average American.
câștigă mai mult decât americanul mediu.
I founded the nonprofit RETI.
am fondat organizația non-profit RETI.
by working with communities,
de energie colaborând cu comunitățile,
și cu serviciul public,
to clean energy,
la energie verde,
de a rezolva asta.
of local communities,
comunităților locale
of relationships.
with the communities
cu comunitățile
and events for communities
updates to their homes
and water heaters
și utilizarea boilerelor
to community solar
smart home research
asupra caselor inteligente
their energy bills.
să-și micșoreze facturile.
with elected officials,
of energy equity and resilience succeed,
a echității și rezilienței energetice,
over three billion a year
de trei miliarde pe an
millions of people,
milioane de persoane,
a fraction of those in need.
dintre cei care au nevoie.
home-energy affordability gap,
de dolari în accesibilitatea energetică,
nu rezolvă problema pe termen lung.
and resilience into our communities,
energetică în comunitățile noastre,
și imparțial
reliable and affordable.
clean technology and energy efficiency
și cea verde, eficiența energetică
sănătatea publică.
20 percent of their income --
20% din venitul lor,
who's struggling to make ends meet.
care se luptă să se întrețină.
for families to use their energy savings
să-și folosească economiile de la energie
and her neighbors,
și la vecinii ei,
that they had to make
pe care au trebuit să le facă
on our whole community.
asupra comunității noastre.
to make the same impossible choices today.
trebuie să facă aceleași alegeri dificile.
are a tremendous barrier to overcome,
sunt învinse cu dificultate,
with communities and technology,
și tehnologiilor,
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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