The document provides an overview of the Green Button Initiative, which aims to give consumers access to their energy usage data in a standardized, easy-to-understand electronic format. This allows consumers to view and download information about how much energy they use and what it costs. It also enables the development of applications by third parties that help consumers analyze and manage their energy usage. The initiative is supported by utilities, government agencies, and technology companies, and over 30 million consumers now have access to their energy usage data through the Green Button standard.

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of
Standards
and
Technology
The
Green
Bu8on
Ini#a#ve
An
Overview
John
Teeter
Green
Bu8on
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Presiden#al
Innova#on
Fellow
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• A standardized data format for energy usage information
with download/automated transfer at direction of
consumer
• Broadly supported by the Government, Utilities,
Entrepreneurs, Third Parties
• Unleashes innovation resulting in energy efficiency apps
and services never possible before

3. Na#onal
Ins#tute
of
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and
Technology
White
House
Inspired
-­‐
Industry
Led
2011
–
White
House
challenged
industry
to
proac#vely
engage
consumers
in
the
management
of
their
energy
usage.
2012
–
Industry
responded
with
commitment
to
provide
access
to
usage
through
the
Green
Bu8on
Standard
2013
–
30
Million
(and
growing)
residen#al
consumers
have
access
to
their
energy
usage
informa#on
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Consumer
Perspec#ve
4
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What
shall
I
do?
Here
is
what
I’ll
plan
to
use
in
future
How
much
did
I
use?
Do
I
know
prices
for
energy
use?
Measured
in
units
that
I
understand
I
may
need
help
from
third
par#es
that
I
trust
What
mo#vates
me
to
think
about
energy?

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Technology
Standardized
Informa#on
and
Interoperable
Applica#ons
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What
shall
I
do?
Here
is
what
I’ll
plan
to
use
in
future
How
much
did
I
use?
Do
I
know
prices
for
energy
use?
Measured
in
units
that
I
understand
I
may
need
help
from
third
par#es
that
I
trust
What
mo#vates
me
to
think
about
energy?
Convenient
human-­‐
and
machine-­‐readable
electronic
format
Here
is
what
I
used!

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Alternate
paths
to
EUI
–
single
format
Acknowledgements
to
graphics
owners
Single
Data
Format:
all
at
once
Single
Data
Format:
as
sequence
Sources
of
EUI
Uses
of
EUI
Via:
ESPI,
SEP2,
Web
Portal
Power
U#lity
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Diversity
of
informa#on
in
EUI
7
Dimensions
Kinds
of
Data
• Measurements
of
power,
energy,
gas,
water,
…
• Quality:
Raw,
validated,
es#mated,
…
• Source:
Meter
near
real-­‐#me,
u#lity
back
end,
third
party
• Economics:
Consumers
need
to
know
the
cost
of
their
consumed
resources
• Iden#fica#on:
by
customer,
device,
loca#on
• Readings
• Interval
data
• Summary
Informa#on
• Power
Quality
Metrics
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EPA
Home
Energy
Yards#ck
with
Green
Bu8on

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Example
use
case:
solar
PV
proposal
Courtesy
of
Ma8
Theall,
Green
Bu8on
Presiden#al
Innova#on
Fellow
(DOE)
“Solar companies are also eager for consumer data because understanding a
homeowner's electricity use is key to the sales process.” – San Jose Mercury News
16,398
x
20yrs
=
327,960
kWh
@
0.35
=
$114,786
Based
on
Ma8’s
Green
Bu8on
Data:
More
than
2X
Higher
Than
EsBmated!
PV
quote
based
on
state
average
annual
electricity
consumpBon
(Green
Bu8on
data
not
available
yet)
Actuals/month
16398/12
=
1366.50
kWh/month
$2,774.04/12
=
$231.17/month
Es#mated
600
kWh/month
$118/month

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Third
party
vendor
implementa#on:
EnerNOC
10
Meter
Commercial
UBlity
Industrial
EnerNOC
Portal
API
3rd
Party
Apps
EE
DR
Products
Supply

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Third
party
vendor
implementa#on:
EnerNOC
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Green
Bu8on
Meter
Commercial
UBlity
Industrial
EnerNOC
Portal
API
Green
Bu8on
3rd
Party
Apps
EE
DR
Products
Supply

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C&I
customers
• Verify
DR
&
EE
program
eligibility
• Higher
data
quality
U#li#es
• Fast
and
accurate
DR
se8lements
• Easier
vendor
integra#on
efforts
Energy
Mgt
Providers
• Scalable
to
1,000’s
of
u#li#es
• More
partnering
opportuni#es
Third
party
vendor
implementa#on:
EnerNOC

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U#lity
Implementa#ons
• Example:
San
Diego
Gas
and
Electric
• Green
Bu8on
Download
My
Data
launched
December
2011
• 13
months
of
data
• Green
Bu8on
Connect
My
Data
launched
December
2012
• 20
third
party
partners
in
various
stages
of
implementa#on

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Administra#on
Privacy
Blueprint
• Guides
efforts
to
give
users
more
control
over
the
use
of
their
personal
informa#on
and
help
businesses
maintain
consumer
trust.
• Recommends
convening
stakeholders
to
develop
and
implement
enforceable
privacy
policies
based
on
the
Consumer
Privacy
Bill
of
Rights
• In
the
energy
u#lity
sector,
the
Federal
Smart
Grid
Task
Force
(led
by
Dept.
of
Energy)
is
leading
privacy
efforts.
– DOE
Voluntary
Code
of
Conduct
process

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Consumer
Privacy
Seal
• Third
party
access
to
consumer
energy
data
enables
a
wide
range
of
benefits,
but
also
raises
legi#mate
concerns
• Responsible
companies
that
provide
exci#ng
new
products
and
services
such
as
home
security,
smart
appliances,
remote
home
management
will
generate
posi#ve
consumer
interest
and
help
advance
consumer
engagement
with
energy
management,
demand
response
and
smart
meters.
• It
is
essen#al
that
a
flexible
framework
exists
that
ensures
consumer
privacy
protec#ons
are
in
place
and
that
responsible
businesses
can
responsibly
access
the
data
needed
to
serve
consumers.
• Risk
to
u#li#es,
consumers
if
inadequate
process
for
obtaining
consumer
permission
• Risk
to
consumer
engagement
and
innova#on
if
consent
process
is
burdensome
and
ineffec#ve
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To
learn
more
visit
www.truste.com/smartgrid

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Growing
Ecosystem
of
Providers

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Growing
Ecosystem
of
Applica#ons
h8p://en.openei.org/apps/?keyword=Green%20Bu8on%20Apps

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For
More
Informa#on
www.greenbu8ondata.org
Thank
You
john.teeter@nist.gov
301-­‐975-­‐4743
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19. Na#onal
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and
Technology
Technical
Background
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20. Na#onal
Ins#tute
of
Standards
and
Technology
Download/Connect
My
Data
and
the
U#lity
Enterprise
MDMA
Has
EUI
Billing
System
Has
Cost
Web
Portal
Green
Bu8on
Data
W/O
Cost
Green
Bu8on
Data
W/
Cost
GUI
Web
Interface
RESTful
Web
Services
U#lity
Enterprise
Web
Green
Bu8on
Download
My
Data
Green
Bu8on
Connect
My
Data
Edge
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21. Na#onal
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of
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and
Technology
Roles
and
Rela#onships
in
Green
Bu8on
Connect
My
Data
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Data
Custodian
Authorized
Third
Party
Web
Service
Provider
Web
Service
Consume
r
Retail
Customer
Web
Portal
Web
Portal
User
(agent)
Green
Bu8on
Download
My
Data
Green
Bu8on
Connect
My
Data
One-­‐#me
Authoriza#on
Automated
Transfer
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and
Technology
Green
Bu8on
Connect
My
Data
uc ESPI Use Case Diagram
DataCustodian
RetailCustomer
AuthorizedThirdParty
2: Retail Customer
Authorizes Authorized
Third Party Resource
Access via Data
Custodian
3: Retail Customer Modifies
Resource Authorization
4: Retail Customer Revokes
Resource Authorization
5: Data Custodian Revokes
Resource Authorization
6: Authorized Third Party
Terminates Relationship
10: Data Custodian Notifies
Authorized Third Party of EUI
Availability - Asynchronous
9: Data Custodian Sends
(Pushes) EUI to Authorized
Third Party - Asynchronous
11: Authorized Third Party
Receives (Pulls) Requested
EUI from Data Custodian -
Asynchronous
Establish Relationships Terminate Relationships
Operational Activities
12: Authorized Third Party
Requests EUI from Data
Custodian - Synchronous
1: Authorized Third Party
Establishes Relationship
With Data Custodian
8: Authorized Third Party
Requests EUI from Data
Custodian - Asynchronous
7: Authorized Third Party
Establishes Subscription
with Data Custodian -
Asynchronous
Asynchronous
Synchronous
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Green
Bu8on
and
OData
OData
provides
a
way
to
encapsulate
domain
specific
informaBon
within
the
Pubish/Subscribe
pa8erns
of
Atom
Publishing.
• OData
is
a
standardized
protocol
for
crea#ng
and
consuming
data
APIs.
• OData
builds
on
core
protocols
like
HTTP
and
commonly
accepted
methodologies
like
REST.
Green
Bu8on
uses
this
approach
to
place
Energy
Usage
InformaBon
within
Atom
streams.
• The
Green
Bu8on
resources
are
contained
within
the
Atom
<content>
tags
• Rela#onships
between
Green
Bu8on
resources
are
contained
within
the
Atom
<link>
tags.
Ref:
h8p://www.odata.org/
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Composi#on
and
Atom
Feed
Note:
This
informa#on
is
mul#dimensional.
Many
different
reading
types,
summaries,
and
readings
possible.
i.e.
not
“flat”
UsagePoint
ServiceCategory
MeterReading
IntervalBlock
IntervalReading
ReadingQuality
ReadingType
ElectricPower
Usage
Summary
ElectricPower
Quality
Summary
1
0..*
0..*
1
0..*
0..*
0..*
0..*
Syntac#c
Model
Atom
Feed
View
Informa#on
Model
Profile
View
0..1
LocalTime
Parameters
AtomFeed
Entry:UsagePoint
Entry:MeterReading
Entry:ReadingType
Entry:IntervalBlock
Entry:ElectricPower
UsageSummary
links
entrys
LocalTime
Parameters
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Technology
<?xml
version="1.0"
encoding="UTF-­‐8"?>
<?xml-­‐stylesheet
type="text/xsl"
href="GreenBu8onDataStyleSheet.xslt"?>
<feed
xmlns=h8p://www.w3.org/2005/Atom
xsi:schemaLoca#on=h8p://naesb.org/espi
espiDerived.xsd
xmlns:xsi="h8p://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-­‐instance">
<id>urn:uuid:728B5594-­‐414E-­‐471A-­‐A230-­‐08FCCDAC655C</id>
<#tle>ThirdPartyX
Batch
Feed</#tle>
<updated>2012-­‐10-­‐24T00:00:00Z</updated>
<link
rel="self"
href="/ThirdParty/83e269c1/Batch"/>
<entry>
<id>urn:uuid:97EAEBAD-­‐1214-­‐4A58-­‐A3D4-­‐A16A6DE718E1</id>
<link
rel="self"
href="RetailCustomer/9b6c7063/UsagePoint/01"/>
<link
rel="up"
href="RetailCustomer/9b6c7063/UsagePoint"/>
<link
rel="related"
href="RetailCustomer/9b6c7063/UsagePoint/01/MeterReading"/>
<link
rel="related"
href="RetailCustomer/9b6c7063/UsagePoint/01/ElectricPowerUsageSummary"/>
<link
rel="related"
href="LocalTimeParameters/01"/>
<#tle>my
house</#tle>
<content>
<UsagePoint
xmlns="h8p://naesb.org/espi">
<ServiceCategory>
<kind>0</kind>
</ServiceCategory>
</UsagePoint>
</content>
<published>2012-­‐10-­‐24T00:00:00Z</published>
<updated>2012-­‐10-­‐24T00:00:00Z</updated>
</entry>
…
</feed>
An
Atom
Representa#on
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and
Technology
h8ps://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-­‐sggrid/bin/
view/SmartGrid/GreenBu8onSDK
Overview
and
Versions
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Test
Web
Presence
Generator
of
sample
data
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Anatomy
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GB
Data
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