Free Webinar: Safeguarding the Rights of Vulnerable Populations During Modernization of Electricity Distribution
Many public utilities are upgrading or are planning to upgrade to “smart grid” technology, but the changes might have a disproportionate burden on low-income, disabled, and elderly people. Unless adequate protections are built into the planning and implementation of smart grid technology upgrades, these vulnerable populations may face termination of service, hunger, health risks, or even death.
Join the Shriver Center’s Clearinghouse Review for a free one-hour webinar on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at 1 p.m. EST (12 p.m. CST/10 a.m. PST) to learn more about the smart grid and its impact on low-income, disabled, and elderly people. Julie Nepveu, Senior Attorney at AARP Foundation Litigation, will discuss smart grid basics, federal requirements, and how advocates in jurisdictions facing these issues have responded. Dan Lesser, Senior Attorney at the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, will give an update on climate change legislation affecting low-income clients.
Webinar registrants will each receive a free copy of a Clearinghouse Review article on “What Is the Smart Grid and Why Should We Care?”.
REGISTER TODAY: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/860972730
Ilze Hirsh
Vice President of Communication Programs
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
50 E. Washington St., Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 368-3323