Mary Shoemaker, state policy analyst for ACEEE, discusses the benefits of energy data access and the role of statewide utility regulators. When companies, researchers, and consumers have better access to energy usage data, we gain better insights for developing more energy efficient technologies and understanding customer behavior.
Also from ACEEE:
Energy Usage Data Access: A Getting-Started Guide for Regulators
Improving Access to Energy Usage Data (Includes Best Practices for working with community-level energy data)