Governance design for household participation in the energy system

The potential of households to adapt their energy use to the conditions of the energy system remains largely untapped due to shortcomings in consumer governance (i.e., the organization of household energy use). A lack of price signals and services leads to uncoordinated household energy use. Various proposals exist for updating consumer...

Can behavioral interventions optimize self-consumption? Evidence from a field experiment with prosumers in Germany

Aligning prosumers' electricity consumption to the availability of self-generated electricity decreases CO₂ emissions and costs. Nudges are proposed as one behavioral intervention to orchestrate such changes. At the same time, fragmented findings in the literature make it challenging to identify suitable behavioral interventions...

Machine Learning-Assisted Analysis of Energy Consumption Profiles and Efficiency in Uilenstede Campus Buildings: An Analysis of User Energy Profile Patterns and Clustering of Uilenstede Campus Energy Consumption Data

The study of energy consumption across various building clusters offers a path to discerning intricate patterns and establishing energy efficiency metrics. However, these analyses have mostly been limited to small, controlled settings, leaving a vast potential for broader application in energy efficiency management and classification untapped....

Self-consumption rises due to energy crises? An evaluation of prosumers' consumption behavior in 2022

Prosumers with photovoltaic systems can reduce their electricity expenses by increasing their consumption of self-generated electricity. This makes them more resilient to price shocks, like the 2022 European energy crisis. We evaluate how prosumers adapt their consumption behavior in response to such political uncertainty and increasing...

Understanding thermal comfort and heating energy use in Dutch dwellings: Analysis of smart meter data, indoor climate and comfort in 78 Dutch dwellings

According to the European Commission, buildings are responsible for approximately 40% of the EU energy consumption and 36% of the CO2 emissions, resulting in the largest energy consumer in Europe. Especially, the reduction of energy consumption for heating of residential dwellings has gained more and more interest in the last decades. Although...

Loads of lifestyles: A latent lifestyle model for interpreting and simulating electrical energy consumption

The rapid and uncertain penetration of distributed energy resources is changing the way people are consuming electricity. This development increases the risk of instability and congestion in the grid, posing great challenges to system operators in the near future. In order to optimally allocate resources and plan grid enhancement, distribution...