The Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) has finalized the agenda for its second annual consumer symposium. Partnering for Progress: Communicating a Consumer-Friendly, Consumer-Safe Smart Grid, is schedule to take place Monday, January 23, 2012, at the DistribuTECH conference in San Antonio. 

SGCC Executive Director Patty Durand says the group is confident “that the panels we have set for the Smart Grid Consumer Symposium will generate fresh ideas and actionable insights that will assist our attendees in their efforts to engage consumers positively on the subject of smart grid.”

The event will begin at 1:00 pm with introductory remarks from the SGCC Board of Directors Chairman, John McDonald, Director of Technical Strategy and Policy Development at General Electric Digital Energy. Following McDonald’s comments, SGCC will present its 2012 State of the Consumer Report, a detailed analysis of two research projects recently commissioned by the organization. Each attendee will receive a copy of the report.

The symposium is also presenting a series of panels addressing a variety of topics including customer concerns and market segmentation along with presentation of smart grid consumer research in conducted in 2011. The goal  of the symposium is to encourage listening to consumers, collaborating by trading best practices, and finding innovative strategies to educate the public about smart grid.

Durand adds: “The SGCC Smart Grid Consumer Symposium 2012 is a must-attend event for everyone charged with delivering smart grid programs, products or services to the public. We think attendees will be very satisfied with their experience.”

Admittance to the event costs $125 for SGCC members and $175 for non-members. For more information—or to register for the symposium—visit smartgridcc.org.

Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC), is a nonprofit dedicated to accelerating the adoption of a consumer-friendly, consumer-safe and consumer-approved smart grid. Membership is open to advocacy groups, technology vendors, research laboratories and electric utilities.

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