The Illinois framework calls for customer data to be transmitted to a third party when authorized by the customer. But a provision aimed at research institutions and companies doing modeling allows the data to move without customer authorization — so long as it is made anonymous. To guarantee that, the framework calls for utilities to provide 12 months of anonymized customer usage data to third parties in packets containing at least 15 customers within a customer class, organized by groups within the same zip code. The caveat is that no customers usage can comprise more than 15% of the groups demand. As for keeping customer data safe and secure, the plan suggests utilities may institute a process for approving third parties who wish to obtain access to customer-specific data if such requirements are related to data security, and the ability to receive the transmission of data in an efficient manner. #smartgrid #smartmeter #privacy #cybersecurity #anonymization utilitydive/news/what-will-utility-regulators-decide-to-do-with-customer-data/311348/
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 01:01:06 +0000