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Citation
Erin Jones. "Privacy and Security in Demand Response Energy Systems". Talk or presentation, 21, March, 2006.

Abstract
In the wake of the California energy crisis of 2000-2001, the California Energy Commission and California Public Utilities Commission began to develop demand response energy programs that might reduce peak energy demand. With demand response, residential customers will be subject to energy rates that vary over the day, rising during times of peak demand.

To enable this vision, utilities plan widespread deployment of advanced energy meters that will measure energy usage every 15 minutes - 1 hour and send this information to the utility, often wirelessly. Longer term plans include a switch to time-varying dynamic tariffs, demand response, and in-home sensor networks that can monitor and control energy usage.

This project has focused on privacy and security issues that may evolve along with demand response technologies and infrastructures. Having completed interviews with energy industry practitioners about current and future plans, interviews with law enforcement to understand how energy records may be used, and by studying the current legal and regulatory framework for privacy in energy systems, wireless transmissions and in the home, we discuss how a demand response network could be constructed to optimally protect privacy and security.

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  Erin Jones. <a
  href="http://www.truststc.org/pubs/36.html"
  ><i>Privacy and Security in Demand Response Energy
  Systems</i></a>, Talk or presentation,  21,
  March, 2006.

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  Erin Jones. "Privacy and Security in Demand Response
  Energy Systems". Talk or presentation,  21, March, 2006.

• BibTeX

  @presentation{Jones06_PrivacySecurityInDemandResponseEnergySystems,
      author = {Erin Jones},
      title = {Privacy and Security in Demand Response Energy
                Systems},
      day = {21},
      month = {March},
      year = {2006},
      abstract = {In the wake of the California energy crisis of
                2000-2001, the California Energy Commission and
                California Public Utilities Commission began to
                develop demand response energy programs that might
                reduce peak energy demand. With demand response,
                residential customers will be subject to energy
                rates that vary over the day, rising during times
                of peak demand. <p>To enable this vision,
                utilities plan widespread deployment of advanced
                energy meters that will measure energy usage every
                15 minutes - 1 hour and send this information to
                the utility, often wirelessly. Longer term plans
                include a switch to time-varying dynamic tariffs,
                demand response, and in-home sensor networks that
                can monitor and control energy usage. <p>This
                project has focused on privacy and security issues
                that may evolve along with demand response
                technologies and infrastructures. Having completed
                interviews with energy industry practitioners
                about current and future plans, interviews with
                law enforcement to understand how energy records
                may be used, and by studying the current legal and
                regulatory framework for privacy in energy
                systems, wireless transmissions and in the home,
                we discuss how a demand response network could be
                constructed to optimally protect privacy and
                security. },
      URL = {http://www.truststc.org/pubs/36.html}
  }
  

Posted by Christopher Brooks on 24 Mar 2006.
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