Journal
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app9050815
Keywords
smart grids; users; demand management; renewable energy transition
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- European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
- joint programming initiative ERA-Net Smart Grids Plus
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Active involvement of users in smart grids is often seen as key to beneficial development of smart grids. In this paper, we investigate the diverse assumptions about how and why users should be active and to what extent these assumptions are supported by experiences in practice. We present the findings of a systematic literature review on four distinctive forms of user involvement in actual smart grid projects: demand shifting, energy saving, co-design, and co-provision. The state-of-the-art knowledge reflects the preoccupation with demand shifting in the actual smart grid development. Little is known about the other user roles. More diversity in types of projects regarding user roles would improve the knowledge base for important decisions defining the future of smart grids.
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