The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (“DOE OE”), in coordination with the Federal Smart Grid Task Force, will convene its third meeting in the Voluntary Code of Conduct (“VCC”) process on November 22, 2013. Developed in response to the DOE OE-hosted Smart Grid Privacy Workshop and White House report Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy, the VCC workshops provide a forum for stakeholders including utilities and third parties to address privacy related to data enabled by smart grid technologies.
Draft VCC principles will be presented and discussed at the meeting. DOE believes broad industry/stakeholder participation is critical to the VCC’s success. The privacy workshop held last January saw participants representing 16 utilities, 15 third-party vendors and carriers, 12 consumer advocate organizations, 3 state commissions and 9 federal agencies. Given the importance of privacy and the need to inspire customer confidence, hopefully participation at the meeting on November 22, 2013 will be even greater. Participation is free but please register in advance. The meeting will also be available through a webcast.
Date: Friday, November 22, 2013
Time: 9:00 am to 3:30 pm (EST)
Location: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554