aryeh b. fishman director, regulatory legal affairs edison electric institute
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Privacy of Customer Energy Usage Data: Protecting Consumers and Giving Them the Tools with which to Protect Themselves. Aryeh B. Fishman Director, Regulatory Legal Affairs Edison Electric Institute. A few basic questions. Why are we talking about privacy? Why do we care? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Privacy of Customer Energy Usage Data: Protecting
Consumers and Giving Them the Tools with which to
Protect ThemselvesAryeh B. Fishman
Director, Regulatory Legal AffairsEdison Electric Institute
A few basic questions
Why are we talking about privacy? Why do we care?
What has really changed because of Smart Grid technologies?
Do laws and regulations need to change?
Utilities care about privacy
Developed data access and privacy guidelines CEOs Organized and engaged CIO EAC on these issues
Submitted comments in DOE proceeding on data access
Participated in SGIP CSWG Privacy Subgroup activities
Worked to shape NAESB model business practices (REQ.22)
Engaged White House Office of Science Technology Policy (OSTP) & DOE on these issues
Is SG technology really a game changer for privacy?
Digital meters collect customer energy usage data – same type of data, but different frequency of collection.
What prevents existing law/regulations from being applied to this situation? utilities 3rd parties
Key issues
How to safeguard data and maintain customer trust and satisfaction while allowing for innovation?
How to avoid “recommended” policies and practices that may increase costs?
Would a federal regime for enforcing codes of conduct on privacy practices help?
Particular concerns
Individual control
Transparency
Authorization/verification
Security
Access and accuracy
Accountability
Current situation
White House Green Button initiative DOE survey and map illustrating utility data
access policies and practices
NIST-SGIP Privacy Subgroup efforts to develop 3rd party best practices and NAESB REQ.22 gap analysis
White House Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Multi-stakeholder process to develop and
implement enforceable codes of conduct
EEI going forward
Continue participating in NIST-SGIP and NAESB efforts on data access and privacy
Revisit EEI data access and privacy guidelines with Members
Help shape direction of Consumer Bill of Privacy initiative Help determine forum for electric industry Preserve reasonable flexibility for compliance with
codes of conduct Outreach to States and consumer advocates
Consider working with Future of Privacy Forum on its Smart Grid consumer privacy seal program