DeAndrea Salvador: How we can make energy more affordable for low-income families
DeAndrea Salvador: Hoe maken we energie betaalbaarder voor families met een laag inkomen
DeAndrea Salvador reshapes the way we use and engage with energy. Full bio
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al mijn tijd door
at my great-grandmother's house.
I would dash across the floor
kwam ik binnenstormen
her only air conditioner.
airconditioner te steken.
that that simple experience,
zo’n eenvoudige ervaring,
having to set up fake energy accounts
met vervalste energierekeningen
niet warm kon krijgen,
but to bypass the meter
om de meter te omzeilen
comfortable for one more day.
één dag warm te houden.
incidents can take root
incidenten kunnen gebeuren
with impossible choices.
met onmogelijke keuzes.
three percent of their income on energy.
drie procent van zijn inkomen aan energie.
and rural populations
en op het platteland
of their income on energy.
van hun inkomsten aan energie.
25 million people to skip meals
dan 25 miljoen mensen maaltijden overslaan
than just a number.
zo veel meer dan wat cijfers.
and perilous choices:
onmogelijke en gevaarlijke keuzes:
to get her flu medicine,
kiezen zeven miljoen mensen
between medicine and energy.
and systemic issue.
en systemische kwestie.
are disproportionately people of color,
onevenredig vaak gekleurde mensen,
than their white counterparts.
uitgeven dan hun witte collega's.
and even schoolteachers
veteranen en zelfs leerkrachten
of 37 million people a year
van 37 miljoen mensen per jaar
voor hun meest elementaire behoeften.
for their most basic needs.
high energy burdens
met hoge energielasten
like heart disease and asthma.
zoals hart- en vaatziekten en astma.
and our pocket-sized AI,
en onze computer in zakformaat,
these systemic inequities.
systemische ongelijkheid aan te pakken.
microgrids and smart home technology
microgrids en slimme huis-technologie
earn much more than the average American.
zonne-energie bezitters
I founded the nonprofit RETI.
de non-profit RETI gesticht.
by working with communities,
de energielasten te verlichten
en nutsbedrijven en overheidsinstellingen
to clean energy,
tot schone energie,
om dit op te lossen.
of local communities,
van lokale gemeenschappen,
of relationships.
effect van relaties.
with the communities
samen te werken met de gemeenschappen
and events for communities
voor gemeenschappen
updates to their homes
verbeteringen aan hun huizen,
voor ramen en boilers,
and water heaters
te maximaliseren.
op gemeenschappelijke zonne-energie
to community solar
onderzoek naar slimme huizen
smart home research
their energy bills.
hun energierekening te beperken.
with elected officials,
met verkozen ambtenaren
evenwichtige prijsstelling,
of energy equity and resilience succeed,
en incasseringsvermogen te zien slagen,
over three billion a year
dan drie miljard per jaar
van energiefacturen.
millions of people,
a fraction of those in need.
een fractie van de mensen in nood.
van 47 miljard dollar
home-energy affordability gap,
and resilience into our communities,
en incasseringsvermogen
en onpartijdige toegang verzekeren
reliable and affordable.
betrouwbaar en betaalbaar is.
clean technology and energy efficiency
schone technologie en energie-efficiëntie
kunnen daardoor
20 percent of their income --
who's struggling to make ends meet.
die worstelt om rond te komen.
for families to use their energy savings
om hun energiebesparing te gebruiken
and her neighbors,
overgrootmoeder en haar buren,
that they had to make
op onze hele gemeenschap.
on our whole community.
to make the same impossible choices today.
dezelfde onmogelijke keuzes maken.
een enorme barrière zijn,
are a tremendous barrier to overcome,
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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