DeAndrea Salvador: How we can make energy more affordable for low-income families
DeAndrea Salvador: Düşük gelirli aileler için enerjiyi nasıl daha ucuz kılarız
DeAndrea Salvador reshapes the way we use and engage with energy. Full bio
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at my great-grandmother's house.
evinde geçirirdim.
I would dash across the floor
yerde kendimi kaydırır
her only air conditioner.
tek klimasına yapıştırırdım.
that that simple experience,
olduğunu fark etmemiştim.
having to set up fake energy accounts
sahte elektrik aboneliği alma
but to bypass the meter
başka çareleri yoktu
comfortable for one more day.
rahat tutabilmek için.
incidents can take root
karşılaştığında
with impossible choices.
meydana gelebilir.
three percent of their income on energy.
gelirinin %3'ünü enerjiye harcıyor.
and rural populations
ve kırsaldaki toplumlar
of their income on energy.
enerjiye harcayabilirler.
25 million people to skip meals
öğünlerini atlamasına sebep oldu.
bir yük hâline geldiği an.
than just a number.
sadece bir rakamdan çok daha fazlası.
and perilous choices:
to get her flu medicine,
between medicine and energy.
ilaç ve enerji arasında seçim yapıyor.
and systemic issue.
bir sorun demek.
are disproportionately people of color,
büyük oranda beyaz olmayan insanlar,
than their white counterparts.
daha fazla harcıyorlar.
and even schoolteachers
ve hatta öğretmenler bile
of 37 million people a year
karşılayamayan
for their most basic needs.
high energy burdens
yükleri olanların
like heart disease and asthma.
yakalanmaları daha muhtemel.
and our pocket-sized AI,
ve Mars'a giden roketlerimize bakılırsa
these systemic inequities.
çare bulmak için gerekli araçlarımız var.
microgrids and smart home technology
mikro şebeke ve akıllı ev teknolojisi
earn much more than the average American.
bir Amerikalıdan çok daha fazla kazanıyor.
I founded the nonprofit RETI.
sivil toplum kuruluşu RETI'yi kurdum.
by working with communities,
ve devlet daireleriyle çalışarak
to clean energy,
of local communities,
of relationships.
with the communities
en yüksek enerji yüküne sahip
and events for communities
updates to their homes
daha iyi bir izolasyon gibi
and water heaters
çıkarmayı öğreniyorlar.
to community solar
birbirine bağlıyoruz
smart home research
their energy bills.
düşük gelmesini sağlıyoruz.
with elected officials,
doğrudan çalışıyoruz,
uğraş veriyoruz
of energy equity and resilience succeed,
amacının başarıya ulaşması için
birlikte çalışması gerek.
over three billion a year
ödeme yardımı için
millions of people,
yardım ediyor olsa da
a fraction of those in need.
küçük bir kısmına yardım edebiliyor.
home-energy affordability gap,
ev elektrik karşılanabilirliği açığı var,
and resilience into our communities,
topluma kazandırarak
reliable and affordable.
clean technology and energy efficiency
temiz teknoloji ve enerji etkinliği
20 percent of their income --
yeniden kazanmış oluyorlar.
who's struggling to make ends meet.
gelirinin yüzde 20'sinin boşa çıkması...
for families to use their energy savings
and her neighbors,
ve komşularını düşünüyorum,
that they had to make
o imkânsız seçimleri
on our whole community.
yaptığı etkiyi.
to make the same impossible choices today.
yapmak zorunda olan milyonlar var.
are a tremendous barrier to overcome,
olduğunu biliyorum,
with communities and technology,
ve teknoloji sayesinde
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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