DeAndrea Salvador: How we can make energy more affordable for low-income families
DeAndrea Salvador: Bagaimana kami bisa membuat listrik lebih terjangkau untuk keluarga berpendapatan rendah
DeAndrea Salvador reshapes the way we use and engage with energy. Full bio
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at my great-grandmother's house.
waktu di rumah buyut saya.
I would dash across the floor
saya akan berlari
her only air conditioner.
di depan AC satu-satunya.
that that simple experience,
pengalaman sederhana itu,
having to set up fake energy accounts
sebelah membuat rekening listrik palsu
but to bypass the meter
selain merusak meteran
comfortable for one more day.
merasa hangat untuk sehari lagi,
incidents can take root
with impossible choices.
dengan pilihan mustahil.
three percent of their income on energy.
tiga persen pendapatannya pada listrik.
and rural populations
dan pendapatan rendah,
of their income on energy.
dari pendapatannya pada listrik.
25 million people to skip meals
25 juta orang tidak makan
listrik ke rumahnya.
energi menjadi beban.
than just a number.
besar daripada sekadar angka.
and perilous choices:
yang mustahil dan berbahaya:
to get her flu medicine,
between medicine and energy.
antara obat atau listrik.
and systemic issue.
lebih besar dan sistemik.
are disproportionately people of color,
besar adalah orang kulit berwarna
than their white counterparts.
persegi daripada orang kulit putih.
and even schoolteachers
of 37 million people a year
for their most basic needs.
kebutuhan yang paling sederhana.
high energy burdens
beban listrik tinggi
like heart disease and asthma.
penyakit jantung dan asma.
and our pocket-sized AI,
dan AI seukuran kantong,
these systemic inequities.
ketidakadilan sistemik ini.
microgrids and smart home technology
microgrid, dan teknologi rumah cerdas
mendekati keseimbangan harga,
earn much more than the average American.
berpenghasilan lebih dari orang biasa
saya mendirikan nirlaba RETI.
I founded the nonprofit RETI.
by working with communities,
listrik dengan bekerja bersama komunitas,
to clean energy,
ke listrik bersih,
cara untuk menyelesaikan ini.
of local communities,
kekuatan komunitas lokal,
of relationships.
with the communities
secara langsung dengan komunitas
and events for communities
acara agar komunitas
updates to their homes
rumah mereka sedikit
and water heaters
untuk jendela dan penghangat air
to community solar
ke tenaga matahari komunitas
smart home research
cerdas bersama komunitas
their energy bills.
menurunkan tagihan listrik.
with elected officials,
harga yang lebih rendah
of energy equity and resilience succeed,
ketahanan energi ini sukses,
bersama secara berkelanjutan.
over three billion a year
tiga milyar per tahun
millions of people,
membantu banyak orang,
a fraction of those in need.
dari mereka yang membutuhkan.
home-energy affordability gap,
listrik rumah sebesar 47 milyar dollar,
and resilience into our communities,
ketahanan listrik dalam komunitas kita,
adil dan tidak memihak
reliable and affordable.
dapat diandalkan, dan terjangkau.
clean technology and energy efficiency
teknologi bersih dan efisiensi listrik
beban listrik tinggi,
20 percent of their income --
kembali 20 persen pendapatannya --
who's struggling to make ends meet.
sedang membanting tulang.
for families to use their energy savings
untuk menggunakan penghematan listrik
and her neighbors,
buyut saya dan tetangganya,
that they had to make
on our whole community.
to make the same impossible choices today.
membuat pilihan mustahil hari ini.
are a tremendous barrier to overcome,
adalah rintangan besar untuk dilalui,
with communities and technology,
komunitas dan teknologi,
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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