Energy Spotlight: Smart Grids
Faith and Emerging Technologies
As we work to conserve energy in order to protect God's Creation, we need to look at ways that emerging technologies such as smart grids can help us improve our efficiency and cut down on our overall energy consumption in order to not further burden God's great Creation.
Learn More
- Smart Grid resource: Click here for a copy of our new smart grid toolkit.
- Webinar: Using Emerging Technologies for Energy Stewardship was held in February 2012. Click here to view it on YouTube. The presentation showed how emerging technologies such as smart grids can help save energy in our personal lives, work lives, and faith lives. It explored, from a faith perspective, issues related to smart grid technology. Click here to download the presentation from the Webinar.
- Smart Grid Hearing on Capitol Hill
- Smart Meters are being used all over the US to help customers use energy more effectively. Click here to see how many Smart Meters have been installed in your state.
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The Smart Meter Pilot Meter Program began a new test pilot program in Washington D.C. The program was starting in the Fall of 2010 (read the press realease here) tested the impacts of smart meters, smart pricing and smart thermostats, Click here to read the Final Report on the program called PowerCentsDC.
People of Faith Take Action
- Coming soon: learn about roundtable events in your region on smart grids.
Faith-Based Links and Resources
- Worship Prayer Resources: Prayers on energy stewardship
- Bottom Line Ministries: Report demonstrating how to save money though clean energy stewardship
- Green Building Toolkit
- Energy Stewardship Guide: This guide and church bulletin insert can help members of your congregation reduce their energy use
Other Resources
- Click Here to read the The Edison Foundation's report; 'The Impact of Dynamic Pricing on Low Income Customers'
- Department of Energy's Smart Grid: an introduction
- National Geographic article on smart grids
- AARP report on consumer costs and savings
- Environmental Defense Fund fact sheet.
- What is the Smart Grid? Find out here! SmartGrid.gov
- Become an Energy Star Congregation. Help your congregation save thousands of dollars while working to stop global warming.
- American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy