DeAndrea Salvador: How we can make energy more affordable for low-income families
DeAndrea Salvador: Jak obniżyć koszty prądu dla rodzin o niskich dochodach
DeAndrea Salvador reshapes the way we use and engage with energy. Full bio
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at my great-grandmother's house.
I would dash across the floor
biegłam po podłodze
do jedynego klimatyzatora.
her only air conditioner.
że to zwykłe doświadczenie,
that that simple experience,
having to set up fake energy accounts
zmuszonych do fałszowania rachunków
jedynie majstrować przy licznikach
but to bypass the meter
comfortable for one more day.
przez jeszcze jeden dzień.
incidents can take root
decydują się ludzie
with impossible choices.
three percent of their income on energy.
3 procent dochodu na energię elektryczną.
and rural populations
o niskich dochodach i mieszkające na wsi
of their income on energy.
nawet 20 czy 30 procent dochodu.
25 million people to skip meals
opuszczało posiłki,
staje się obciążeniem.
than just a number.
and perilous choices:
to get her flu medicine,
między leczeniem a prądem.
between medicine and energy.
and systemic issue.
problemie systemowym.
are disproportionately people of color,
ludzi ras innych niż biała,
niż biali obywatele.
than their white counterparts.
and even schoolteachers
a nawet nauczyciele
of 37 million people a year
żeby zaspokoić podstawowe potrzeby.
for their most basic needs.
high energy burdens
na choroby serca lub astmę.
like heart disease and asthma.
and our pocket-sized AI,
tworzymy małe inteligentne urządzenia,
these systemic inequities.
nierówności w naszym systemie.
izolacji, mikrosieci
microgrids and smart home technology
do wyrównania cen,
earn much more than the average American.
są bogatsi niż przeciętny Amerykanin.
I founded the nonprofit RETI.
z tego powodu organizację non-profit RETI.
by working with communities,
dzięki współpracy ze społecznościami,
i agencjami rządowymi,
to clean energy,
do odnawialnej energii,
of local communities,
of relationships.
with the communities
ze społecznościami,
and events for communities
w gospodarstwach domowych,
updates to their homes
and water heaters
i podgrzewacze wody,
to community solar
dostęp do paneli słonecznych
na temat inteligentnych domów
smart home research
zmniejszyć rachunki za prąd.
their energy bills.
with elected officials,
of energy equity and resilience succeed,
i stabilności energetycznej,
wydaje się 3 miliardy dolarów rocznie
over three billion a year
millions of people,
a fraction of those in need.
home-energy affordability gap,
and resilience into our communities,
i stabilność energetyczną,
reliable and affordable.
i ogólnodostępnego źródła energii.
clean technology and energy efficiency
ekologiczna i wydajna technika
20 percent of their income --
who's struggling to make ends meet.
która ledwo wiąże koniec z końcem,
for families to use their energy savings
żeby za zaoszczędzone pieniądze
and her neighbors,
których musieli dokonywać,
that they had to make
on our whole community.
to make the same impossible choices today.
muszą podejmować te same decyzje.
are a tremendous barrier to overcome,
wysokich kosztów za prąd,
with communities and technology,
ze społecznościami i technice
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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