ABOUT THE SPEAKER
DeAndrea Salvador - Environmental justice advocate
DeAndrea 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!).

More profile about the speaker
DeAndrea Salvador | Speaker | TED.com
TED2018

DeAndrea Salvador: How we can make energy more affordable for low-income families

德安迪亚 · 萨尔瓦多: 如何让低收入家庭负担得起能源费用

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每个月,数百万的美国人面临着一个两难的境地:选择支付能源账单,或支付食品和药品等基本需求。 TED研究员德安迪亚 · 萨尔瓦多正在努力降低能源成本,以确保没有人必须做出如此痛苦的决定。在这段简短的演讲中,她分享了她的计划,帮助低收入家庭减少能源账单,同时为我们所有人打造一个更干净,更可靠,更实惠的能源未来。
- Environmental justice advocate
DeAndrea Salvador reshapes the way we use and engage with energy. Full bio

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So, as a child儿童,
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我的大部分时间都在曾祖母家里度过。
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I used to spend all of my time
at my great-grandmother's曾祖母的 house.
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在炎热潮湿的夏日,
我会小跑到房间另一端,
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On hot, humid湿, summer夏季 days,
I would dash短跑 across横过 the floor地板
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并把脸凑到家中唯一的空调前面。
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and stick my face面对 in front面前 of
her only air空气 conditioner调节器.
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但我没有意识到,这种单纯的体验
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But I didn't realize实现
that that simple简单 experience经验,
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虽然短暂,
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though虽然 brief简要,
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却是我们社区独有的。
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was a privileged特权 one in our community社区.
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在我成长的过程中,
邻居捏造假能源帐户
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Growing生长 up, stories故事 of next-door隔壁 neighbors邻居
having to set up fake energy能源 accounts账户
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或偷取能源
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or having to steal energy能源
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是很正常的事。
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seemed似乎 normal正常 to me.
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在燃气被关闭后,
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During the winter冬季, struggling奋斗的 to get warm,
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为了冬天能取暖,
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my neighbors邻居 would have no choice选择
but to bypass旁路 the meter仪表
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我的邻居只好绕开燃气表,
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after their heat was shut关闭 off,
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好让家人再勉强捱过一天。
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just to keep their family家庭
comfortable自在 for one more day.
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These kinds of dangerous危险
incidents事故 can take root
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这些危险的举动往往发生在
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when people are faced面对
with impossible不可能 choices选择.
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人们别无选择的时候。
在美国,能源费占人均收入的3%。
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In the US, the average平均 American美国 spends
three percent百分 of their income收入 on energy能源.
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相比之下,低收入或农村人口
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In contrast对比, low-income低收入
and rural乡村 populations人群
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can spend 20, even 30 percent百分
of their income收入 on energy能源.
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可能要花20%,甚至30%的
收入来缴能源费。
在2015年,超过2500万人
为了不耗尽家中的能源
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In 2015, this caused造成 over
25 million百万 people to skip跳跃 meals
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而不得不减少用餐次数。
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to provide提供 power功率 to their homes家园.
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能源在此刻变成了一种负担。
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This is when energy能源 becomes a burden负担.
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但能源负担更并不只是一个数字。
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But energy能源 burdens负担 are so much more
than just a number.
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They present当下 impossible不可能
and perilous choices选择:
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它让人们不得不面临许多
艰难甚至危及生命的抉择:
你会为孩子买流感药,
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Do you take your child儿童
to get her flu流感 medicine医学,
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还是买吃的?
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or do you feed饲料 her?
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或者是为她保暖?
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Or do you keep her warm?
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这是一个困难的选择,
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It's an impossible不可能 choice选择,
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and nearly几乎 every一切 month,
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但几乎每个月
都有700万人要面对
药物还是能源这样的难题。
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seven million百万 people choose选择
between之间 medicine医学 and energy能源.
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这暴露了一个更大的系统性问题:
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This exposes自曝 a much larger
and systemic系统的 issue问题.
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能源负担较大的家庭
都是一些有色人种,
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Families家庭 with high energy能源 burdens负担
are disproportionately不成比例 people of color颜色,
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他们每平方英尺要比
白人负担更多的能源开销。
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who spend more per square广场 foot脚丫子
than their white白色 counterparts同行.
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但护士,退伍军人,甚至教师,
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But it's also nurses护士, veterans老兵
and even schoolteachers教师
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往往也成为无法负担
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who fall秋季 into the mass
of 37 million百万 people a year
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基本能源需求的3700万人中的一部分,
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who are unable无法 to afford给予 energy能源
for their most basic基本 needs需求.
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As a result结果, those with
high energy能源 burdens负担
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结果,那些能源负担沉重的人
有更大的机率罹患心脏病和气喘。
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have a greater更大 likelihood可能性 of conditions条件
like heart disease疾病 and asthma哮喘.
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想想看——我们能把火箭送上火星,
制造能放进口袋的人工智能设备,
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Look -- given特定 our rockets火箭 to Mars火星
and our pocket-sized袖珍 AIAI,
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我们其实有能力解决这些不平等问题。
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we have the tools工具 to address地址
these systemic系统的 inequities不公平.
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我们拥有科技,
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The technology技术 is here.
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Cost成本 of renewables可再生能源, insulation绝缘,
microgrids微电网 and smart聪明 home technology技术
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可再生能源,保温材料,
微电网和智能家居的造价
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are all decreasing减少.
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都在下降。
然而,即使能源接近成本平价,
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However然而, even as we approach途径 cost成本 parity平价,
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the majority多数 of those who own拥有 solar太阳能
earn much more than the average平均 American美国.
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大多数拥有太阳能的人
都比普通的美国人富裕。
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This is why, when I was 22,
I founded成立 the nonprofit非营利性 RETIreti.
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这就是为什么我在22岁的时候
创立了非营利组织RETI。
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Our mission任务 is to alleviate缓和 energy能源 burdens负担
by working加工 with communities社区,
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减轻能源负担是我们的使命。
我们与社区、公用事业、和政府机构合作,
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utilities公用事业 and government政府 agencies机构 alike一样
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提供平等的清洁能源,
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to provide提供 equitable公平 access访问
to clean清洁 energy能源,
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能源效率,和能源技术。
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energy能源 efficiency效率 and energy能源 technology技术.
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但却没有一个方法能根除这个问题。
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But there's no one way to solve解决 this.
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我相信当地社区的力量,
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I believe in the power功率
of local本地 communities社区,
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也相信关系能够转变,
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in the transforming转型 effect影响
of relationships关系.
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所以我们开始与能源负担最高的
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So we start开始 by working加工 directly
with the communities社区
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that have the highest最高 energy能源 burdens负担.
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社区展开合作。
我们在社区举办研讨会和各种活动,
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We host主办 workshops研讨会
and events事件 for communities社区
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去探讨能源匮乏的问题,
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to learn学习 about energy能源 poverty贫穷,
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以及如何轻微改进他们设备,
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and how making制造 even small
updates更新 to their homes家园
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例如提高窗户和热水器的保温性
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like better insulation绝缘 for windows视窗
and water heaters加热器
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can go a long way to maximize最大化 efficiency效率.
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来将能源效率最大化。
我们正在用太阳能连接社区,
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We're connecting neighborhoods社区
to community社区 solar太阳能
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并引领以社区为主导的
智能家居研究
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and spearheading逍遥丸 community-led社区主导
smart聪明 home research研究
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and installation安装 programs程式
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和安装项目,
以帮助家庭降低能源开支。
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to help families家庭 bring带来 down
their energy能源 bills票据.
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我们甚至直接与民选官员合作,
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We're even working加工 directly
with elected当选 officials官员,
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倡导更公平的能源定价,
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advocating主张 for more equitable公平 pricing价钱,
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因为要实现这种能源平等和弹性,
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because to see this vision视力
of energy能源 equity公平 and resilience弹性 succeed成功,
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we have to work together一起 sustainably可持续.
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我们必须朝可持续的方向共同努力。
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Now, the US spends
over three billion十亿 a year
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美国每年拨款超过30亿
来补助能源帐单,
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on energy能源 bill法案 payment付款 assistance帮助.
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这些计划确实帮助了数百万人,
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And these programs程式 do help
millions百万 of people,
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但这些人只是冰山一角。
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but they're only able能够 to help
a fraction分数 of those in need.
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In fact事实,
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事实上,
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there is a 47-billion-dollar-billion美元
home-energy家庭能源 affordability承受能力 gap间隙,
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家庭能源负担
缺口将近470亿美元,
因此单靠补助只是杯水车薪。
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so assistance帮助 alone单独 is not sustainable可持续发展.
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But by building建造 energy能源 equity公平
and resilience弹性 into our communities社区,
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但通过在社区建立能源公平和弹性,
我们可以公平和公正地获得
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we can assure保证 fair公平 and impartial公正 access访问
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干净,可靠,且实惠的能源。
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to energy能源 that is clean清洁,
reliable可靠 and affordable实惠.
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大规模的微电网技术,
清洁技术和能源效率
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At scale规模, microgrid微电网 technology技术,
clean清洁 technology技术 and energy能源 efficiency效率
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dramatically显着 improve提高 public上市 health健康.
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大大改善了公共健康。
对于那些能源负担高的人来说,
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And for those with high energy能源 burdens负担,
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it can help them reclaim回收
20 percent百分 of their income收入 --
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这可以帮助他们省20%的收入——
对努力维持生计的人来说,20%的收入。
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20 percent百分 of a person's人的 income收入
who's谁是 struggling奋斗的 to make ends结束 meet遇到.
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这足以改变人生。
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This is life-changing改变生活.
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这是一个家庭通过节省能源开支
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This is an opportunity机会
for families家庭 to use their energy能源 savings
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to sponsor赞助 their future未来.
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来开拓未来的机会。
我想起了我的曾祖母
和她的邻居们需要做出的
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I think back to my great-grandmother曾祖母
and her neighbors邻居,
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那些困难的选择,
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the impossible不可能 choices选择
that they had to make
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以及这对整个社区的影响。
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and the effect影响 it had
on our whole整个 community社区.
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But this is not just about them.
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但这不仅仅与他们有关。
全国有数百万人也
面临着同样艰难的选择。
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There are millions百万 nationwide全国 having
to make the same相同 impossible不可能 choices选择 today今天.
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我知道高能源负担是一个
需要克服的巨大障碍,
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And I know high energy能源 burdens负担
are a tremendous巨大 barrier屏障 to overcome克服,
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但通过社区合作和技术,
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but through通过 relationships关系
with communities社区 and technology技术,
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我们有了克服它们的途径。
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we have the paths路径 to overcome克服 them.
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当我们采取行动时,
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And when we do,
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生活将会变得更加舒适和从容。
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we will all be more resilient弹性.
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谢谢。
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Thank you.
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(掌声)
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(Applause掌声)
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Translated by jacks jun
Reviewed by Jin Ge

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
DeAndrea Salvador - Environmental justice advocate
DeAndrea 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!).

More profile about the speaker
DeAndrea Salvador | Speaker | TED.com

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