A business case for Smart Grid technologies: A systemic perspective

Giordano, Vincenzo; Fulli, Gianluca

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2011.09.066

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“…Furthermore, end-users perceive smart meters as potentially compromising their privacy and reducing their level of control over electricity usage (Krishnamurti et al, 2012). Data privacy and security issues associated with the exposure of end-users' information, habits and behaviours extracted from electricity monitoring data are the most cited key challenges in smart metering deployment (Clastres, 2011;Darby and McKenna, 2012;Giordano and Fulli, 2012;Krishnamurti et al, 2012;Martiskainen and Coburn, 2010;McDaniel and McLaughlin, 2009;Olmos et al, 2011;Verbong et al, 2013). Positive willingness to pay for smart meters was found to be associated with trust in the protection of personal smart metering data, intention to change energy behaviours and, less importantly, potential energy savings and environmental awareness (Gerpott and Paukert, 2013).…”

Section: The Role Of People In Smart Gridsmentioning

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“…During the evolution process to smart grids, end-users are also expected to have an increasing active role in the management of energy resources as energy co-providers, actively participating in the electricity market (EU, 2013;Foxon, 2013;Geelen et al, 2013;Giordano and Fulli, 2012). This brings a novel dimension to energy behaviours, traditionally only focused on investment, maintenance and usage (Van Raaij and Verhallen, 1983), and to their contribution in promoting energy efficiency.…”

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The potential of energy behaviours in a smart(er) grid: Policy implications from a Portuguese exploratory study

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The potential of energy behaviours in a smart(er) grid: Policy implications from a Portuguese exploratory study AbstractThe transition to smart grids is an on-going process that may both shape and be shaped by end-users' energy behavioural adaptations. This study explores current and potential energy behavioural adaptations in Portugal during the smart grid transition process. A web-based survey was made to a representative sample of a specific segment of Portuguese residential end-users. The survey evaluated current energy behaviours and hypothetical future behaviours in a dynamic pricing scenario.Results show this population segment has a positive predisposition towards smart technologies and demand shifting, but it is less likely to accept load control and switch to the liberalised energy market.Factors influencing the behavioural potential are mostly related with market regulation, households' practices and usage behaviours, interference with the private domain, information and technical aspects, and social values. To facilitate behavioural adaptations several strategies are recommended, such as improving the energy market regulation, assessing households' behaviours, prioritising actions already embedded in households daily routines, not interfering with their activities and ensure an override option, and improving energy services, trust and information provided to end-users. The conclusions of the present study are of utmost importance for the design of more effective demand response programmes and energy policies.

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Section: The Role Of People In Smart Gridsmentioning

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The potential of energy behaviours in a smart(er) grid: Policy implications from a Portuguese exploratory study

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“…This is even exacerbated by the intermittent character of RES. Flexibility in consumption could mitigate this problem and could, based on production, entail that various consumers, generators, and prosumers are pooled to jointly increase their flexibilities [27]. The issues mentioned are just a glimpse of how the electricity system and the electricity sector are changing.…”

Section: The Quest For Novel Modes Of Governance In the Electricity Smentioning

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Experimenting with Law and Governance for Decentralized Electricity Systems: Adjusting Regulation to Reality?

Lammers

Diestelmeier

2017

Sustainability

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Moving towards a low-carbon society calls not only for technological innovation, but also for new modes of governance. However, the current legal framework of the electricity sector, and the modes of governance that it establishes, impede innovation in the sector. To overcome this obstacle, in 2015 the Dutch government adopted a Crown decree for experiments with decentralized renewable electricity generation (Experimentation Decree) with the aim to generate insights on how to adjust the legal framework. The question remains whether regulation is being adopted to real-life settings, i.e., which lessons can be learned from experimentally acquired results regarding new modes of governance for decentralized electricity systems? To answer this question we apply an interdisciplinary approach: we investigate which modes of governance are established in the Experimentation Decree (legal research) and which ones are implemented in nine projects (governance research). Under the Decree, associations have to carry out all tasks in the electricity supply chain and can engage in collective generation, peer-to-peer supply and system operation. Other modes of governance, new actors for emerging activities and consumer involvement are limited. We conclude that the Experimentation Decree is too restricted regarding new modes of governance for a decentralized electricity system in real-life settings.

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“…Any incentives that utilities provide will be small compared to the societal gains. Unleashing market forces to attract the investment and realize the promise of smarter grid-building integrations means new platforms for delivering energy services [53]. Policymakers can encourage the development of these platforms.…”

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“…Policymakers can proactively address customer resistance and engage "smart users" to realize greater change [55]. Policymakers may proactively address vulnerable groups and those adversely affected by these changes, especially resulting from changes in pricing systems [56,57].…”

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Ten questions concerning integrating smart buildings into the smart grid

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Boudreau

Helsen

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Building and Environment

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Recent advances in information and communications technology (ICT) have initiated development of a smart electrical grid and smart buildings. Buildings consume a large portion of the total electricity production worldwide, and to fully develop a smart grid they must be integrated with that grid. Buildings can now be 'prosumers' on the grid (both producers and consumers), and the continued growth of distributed renewable energy generation is raising new challenges in terms of grid stability over various time scales. Buildings can contribute to grid stability by managing their overall electrical demand in response to current conditions. Facility managers must balance demand response requests by grid operators with energy needed to maintain smooth building operations. For example, maintaining thermal comfort within an occupied building requires energy and, thus an optimized solution balancing energy use with indoor environmental quality (adequate thermal comfort, lighting, etc.) is needed. Successful integration of buildings and their systems with the grid also requires interoperable data exchange. However, the adoption and integration of newer control and communication technologies into buildings can be problematic with older legacy HVAC and building control systems. Public policy and economic structures have not kept up with the technical developments that have given rise to the budding smart grid, and further developments are needed in both technical and nontechnical areas.

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A business case for Smart Grid technologies: A systemic perspective

Cited by 79 publications

References 19 publications

The potential of energy behaviours in a smart(er) grid: Policy implications from a Portuguese exploratory study

The potential of energy behaviours in a smart(er) grid: Policy implications from a Portuguese exploratory study

Experimenting with Law and Governance for Decentralized Electricity Systems: Adjusting Regulation to Reality?

Ten questions concerning integrating smart buildings into the smart grid

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