The “four Ds” and support for Local Smart Grids: analysis from national surveys in the UK and Canada
Chad Walker,
Ian H Rowlands,
Patrick Devine-Wright
et al.
Abstract:Local Smart Grids (LSGs) are emerging during the climate crisis, as governments and industry recognize the need to better integrate intermittent renewable energy, storage, transportation, heating, and smart technologies. Such projects can represent profound changes to the status quo of energy and citizen lifestyles. They are also being associated with the ‘4 Ds’, whereby LSGs are decarbonizing, decentralizing, digitalizing, and potentially democratizing energy systems. Yet due to their recent arrival, there is… Show more
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