Samuelsen study cited in article on power grid

AirUCI faculty Scott Samuelsen's APEP group conducted a research project on how ordinary households interact with electricity and smart devices, and this study is cited in an article at CalMatters.org about energy usage, the power grid, privacy concerns, and options available to address these issues.  Scott has concerns that while the adoption of smart home devices is growing fast, regulation and consumer protections that should accompany them are not keeping pace.  “The market is out of control with respect to regulation (of devices),” Scott said. “We are in a free-for-all.”    Read the article

Date: 
Thursday, February 14, 2019