{"id":15065,"date":"2019-04-27T13:08:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T20:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?page_id=15065"},"modified":"2019-04-27T13:09:54","modified_gmt":"2019-04-27T20:09:54","slug":"where-your-meter-data-goes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?page_id=15065","title":{"rendered":"WHERE YOUR METER DATA GOES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/urjanet.com\/services\/interval-meter-data\/<\/p>\n<p>The Urjanet platform automatically aggregates the utility data you need from our growing network of more than 5,000 utility providers. Just connect your online utility credentials to the Urjanet Utility Data Platform and utility bill data and interval data is automatically collected by our cloud-based, intelligent technology and made available on-demand or through a scheduled data delivery.<\/p>\n<p>Urjanet\u2019s intelligent, automated platform retrieves, normalizes, and delivers all data points from your utility bills so you can focus on what you do best: analyzing Energy use and identifying savings potential.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"Georgia20\">Urjanet &#8211; For Effecient Aggregation and Standardization of Utility Data<\/h2>\n<p>Actionable utility data is witnessing growing demands due to fluctuating energy costs, customer expectations for accurate and easier access to consumption data, environment concerns and changing government regulations. However, the utility landscape has proven to be very complex, with billions of utility meters, thousands of utility providers,and dozens of data formats in existence that makes data extraction, analysis and further action very complex and expensive. Hailing from Atlanta, USA with its Indian subsidiary in Chennai, Urjanet is a utility \u201cData as a Service\u201d company whose sole focus lies in the aggregation, standardization, and delivery of utility data. Urjanet\u2019s technology platform connects directly to the utilities that provide electricity, natural gas, water and waste collection services. The cloud-based platform collects data across sources, automatically aggregates and translates the data, audits it for quality, and delivers it in an easy-to-use industry standard format to be consumed across the enterprise for reporting and analytics. With the right information powering energy management and sustainability applications, energy consumers can better understand their load, curb peak demand, and put policies in place to encourage occupants to consume less energy. Reliable and timely access to utility data is also the key to eliminating costly and unfortunate events like late fees, shut-offs, and utility charge errors. Urjanet\u2019s technology is specifically designed to ease the burden of collecting bill data from disparate utilities by automating the entire collection, normalization, quality assurance, and delivery process.<\/p>\n<p><b>Automated Utility Bill Data via a Sustainability Software Platform<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Through extending its partnerships with software platforms like Lucid BuildingOS, Goby, and Jade-Track, Urjanet is providing customer utility bill data for import into 3rd party energy management,sustainability and ESG reporting platforms. According to Goby CEO Chris Happ,\u201cIt\u2019s through a cost-effective and scalable solution like Urjanet that we can provide actionable information to our customers.\u201d Leveraging Urjanet\u2019s extensive utility data network,JadeTrack further uses the data providedby Urjanet to improve the platform\u2019s performance and generate unique insights at the intersection of real-time and historical utility data. \u201cWe enable powerful new insights for JadeTrack\u2019s clients while removing barriers to accessing utility bill data\u201d asserts Sanjoy Malik, CEO, Urjanet. Automated data integrations make products and services like these more competitive and valuable to their users, regardless of whether they are energy management tools, building management platforms, or sustainability software.<\/p>\n<p>After having approximately 50-100 new utilities added to the network each month and building integrations to nearly 4,000 utilities worldwide, Urjanet has recently announced a USD 20 million round of Series C funding from Oak HC\/FT. The funding intends to enable Urjanet to expand its global network of utility providers as well as launch new data applications in the financial services industry that will focus on alternative credit scoring and identity verification. With such advancements, Urjanet<br \/>\nis better-positioned to equip companies with the data sought to manage billing and payments, energy consumption and utility costs thereby achieving sustainability goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>https:\/\/energy-utility.cioreviewindia.com\/vendor\/2017\/urjanet<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\">2019-04-25 HYDRO AND FORTIS LINKED TO COMPANY THAT SELLS SMETER DATA.<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>A company (Urjanet) is gathering and selling data obtained via smeters\u00a0to various corporations,\u00a0including financial institutions\u00a0which are using it to determine credit scores<\/strong>. This is yet more evidence that smart meters are <strong>gathering data not needed for billing<\/strong> and, without our permission or awareness, it can be sold.<\/p>\n<p>(click on photos to enlarge)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14900\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Age-of-Surveillance-Capitalism-The-Fight-for-a-Human-Future-at-the-New-Frontier-of-Power-by-Shoshana-Zuboff.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14900\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Age-of-Surveillance-Capitalism-The-Fight-for-a-Human-Future-at-the-New-Frontier-of-Power-by-Shoshana-Zuboff.png?resize=300%2C205\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Age-of-Surveillance-Capitalism-The-Fight-for-a-Human-Future-at-the-New-Frontier-of-Power-by-Shoshana-Zuboff.png?resize=300%2C205 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Age-of-Surveillance-Capitalism-The-Fight-for-a-Human-Future-at-the-New-Frontier-of-Power-by-Shoshana-Zuboff.png?resize=768%2C526 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Age-of-Surveillance-Capitalism-The-Fight-for-a-Human-Future-at-the-New-Frontier-of-Power-by-Shoshana-Zuboff.png?resize=1024%2C701 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Age-of-Surveillance-Capitalism-The-Fight-for-a-Human-Future-at-the-New-Frontier-of-Power-by-Shoshana-Zuboff.png?w=1595 1595w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Age-of-Surveillance-Capitalism-The-Fight-for-a-Human-Future-at-the-New-Frontier-of-Power-by-Shoshana-Zuboff.png?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Age-of-Surveillance-Capitalism-The-Fight-for-a-Human-Future-at-the-New-Frontier-of-Power-by-Shoshana-Zuboff.png?w=1422 1422w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">http:\/\/www.stopsmartmetersbc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Age-of-Surveillance-Capitalism-The-Fight-for-a-Human-Future-at-the-New-Frontier-of-Power-by-Shoshana-Zuboff.png<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Surveillance Capitalism Includes Utility \u201cSmart\u201d Meters. Utility Companies Collect Customer Usage Data 24\/7. Are Yours Selling It to 3rd Parties?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cRecently, Harvard professor Shoshana Zuboff published a new book called\u00a0<span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2251_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/product\/1610395697\/US\/permacultucom-20\/?cart=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Age of Surveillance Capitalism<\/a><\/span>\u00a0which reveals how businesses not only offer services to customers \u2013 they\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2252_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/2019\/01\/surveillance-capitalism-reveals-how-businesses-sell-user-data-to-thrive-kinda-like-how-a-i-uses-human-bodies-as-batteries-to-thrive-in-the-matrix.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collect personal data<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on them in order to\u00a0<span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2253_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benton.org\/headlines\/age-surveillance-capitalism-shoshana-zuboff%E2%80%99s-new-book-chilling-expos%C3%A9-business-model\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sell it to 3rd parties<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 Much of this is done without customer knowledge or consent\u2026<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Urjanet\u2019s technology is used to track cost and usage information from 4,000 utilities in 30 countries.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT2254_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/2019\/02\/surveillance-capitalism-includes-utility-smart-meters-utility-companies-collect-customer-usage-data-24-7-are-yours-selling-it-to-3rd-parties.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/2019\/02\/surveillance-capitalism-includes-utility-smart-meters-utility-companies-collect-customer-usage-data-24-7-are-yours-selling-it-to-3rd-parties.html<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/urjanet.com\/services\/interval-meter-data\/ The Urjanet platform automatically aggregates the utility data you need from our growing network of more than 5,000 utility providers. 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