DeAndrea Salvador: How we can make energy more affordable for low-income families
DeAndrea Salvador: Como podemos tornar acessível a energia a famílias de baixo rendimento
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at my great-grandmother's house.
em casa da minha bisavó.
I would dash across the floor
eu corria pela casa
her only air conditioner.
do único ar condicionado.
that that simple experience,
que essa simples experiência,
having to set up fake energy accounts
que os vizinhos do lado
contas de energia falsas
but to bypass the meter
senão alterar o contador
comfortable for one more day.
confortável mais um dia.
incidents can take root
podem criar raízes
with impossible choices.
escolhas impossíveis.
three percent of their income on energy.
3% do seu rendimento em energia.
and rural populations
e de baixo rendimento
of their income on energy.
do seu rendimento em energia.
25 million people to skip meals
25 milhões de pessoas saltassem refeições
than just a number.
são mais do que apenas um número.
and perilous choices:
arriscadas e impossíveis:
to get her flu medicine,
tome a vacina da gripe
between medicine and energy.
entre medicamentos e energia.
and systemic issue.
muito maior e sistemático.
are disproportionately people of color,
são sobretudo pessoas de cor,
than their white counterparts.
que os seus contrapartes brancos.
and even schoolteachers
os veteranos e os professores
of 37 million people a year
de pessoas que, todos os anos,
for their most basic needs.
para as suas necessidades mais básicas.
high energy burdens
maiores encargos com energia
like heart disease and asthma.
como a asma e as doenças cardíacas.
and our pocket-sized AI,
os nossos foguetões para Marte
artificial de bolso,
these systemic inequities.
estas desigualdades sistemáticas.
microgrids and smart home technology
do isolamento,
nos aproximamos da paridade de custo,
earn much more than the average American.
ganham mais do que o americano comum.
I founded the nonprofit RETI.
criei a RETI, sem fins lucrativos.
by working with communities,
de energia, trabalhando com as comunidades,
e com as agências governamentais
to clean energy,
à energia limpa,
uma só forma de resolver isto.
of local communities,
das comunidades locais,
of relationships.
with the communities
diretamente com as comunidades
para as comunidades aprenderem
and events for communities
updates to their homes
e aquecedores de água
and water heaters
to community solar
lideradas pela comunidade
smart home research
a reduzir as contas de energia.
their energy bills.
with elected officials,
com representantes eleitos,
of energy equity and resilience succeed,
da equidade e resiliência da energia,
de forma sustentável.
over three billion a year
de contas de energia.
millions of people,
a fraction of those in need.
uma fração daqueles que precisam.
home-energy affordability gap,
na acessibilidade de energia doméstica,
não é sustentável.
and resilience into our communities,
energética nas nossas comunidades,
um acesso justo e imparcial
reliable and affordable.
clean technology and energy efficiency
e a eficiência energética
grandes encargos de energia,
20 percent of their income --
20% dos seus rendimentos
who's struggling to make ends meet.
que está a lutar para sobreviver.
for families to use their energy savings
usarem as suas economias de energia
and her neighbors,
e nos seus vizinhos,
that they had to make
que tinham de fazer
on our whole community.
em toda a comunidade.
to make the same impossible choices today.
as mesmas escolhas impossíveis.
are a tremendous barrier to overcome,
são um enorme obstáculo a superar,
with communities and technology,
com as comunidades e da tecnologia,
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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