Pathways of smart metering development: shaping environmental innovation

Marvin, Simon; Chappells, Heather; Guy, Simon

doi:10.1016/s0198-9715(99)00011-3

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“…How well such displays perform in a population will depend on how successfully they engage the interest of consumers, and maintain engagement: overall impact is a product of individual savings from increased awareness and the proportion of customers who decide to use the new interface. AMI can be used to link meters for gas, heat, electricity and water, transmitting data to utilities, end-users and/or third parties (Marvin et al, 1999). Developments in multi-utility metering and information have been somewhat slow, however, reflecting the difficulty of mobilizing disparate industries for demand management, particularly when they are operating in liberalized markets.…”

Section: Smart Metering^technologies and Narrativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smart metering: what potential for householder engagement?

Darby

2010

Building Research & Information

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The argument for the implementation of 'smart' metering, which is an elastic term, varies according to circumstance and place. In some countries, the business case for establishing an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) relies in part on improving consumption feedback to customers and assisting in the transition to lower-impact energy systems. There is an expectation that AMI will lead to reductions in both the demand and the cost to serve customers through improved communication, but little evidence exists to show overall demand reduction. To what extent might smart meters improve the prospects for customer engagement? To assess this question, end-user perceptions and practices must be considered along with metering hardware and economics. Using the theory of affordances, qualitative research is examined to understand how householders have used consumption feedback, with and without smart meters. Although AMI offers possibilities for household energy management and customer-utility relations, there is little evidence to suggest it will automatically achieve a significant reduction in energy demand. For that, there has to be a determined focus on overall demand reduction (rather than on peak electricity demand reduction), on designing customer interfaces for ease of understanding, and on guiding occupants towards appropriate action. Appropriate forms of interface, feedback, narrative, and support will be needed to reach diverse populations.Keywords: affordances, behaviour, energy demand, energy management, feedback, households, housing, human agency, smart metering Les arguments en faveur de la mise en oeuvre d'un comptage «intelligent», qui est un terme souple, varient en fonction des circonstances et du pays concerné. Dans certains pays, le business case pour mettre en place une infrastructure de comptage avancée (AMI) s'appuie en partie sur une amélioration du retour d'information fourni aux clients sur leur consommation, et sur l'aide apportée pour passer à des systèmes énergétiques présentant un impact moindre. Il est attendu d'une AMI qu'elle conduise à la fois à une réduction de la demande et à une réduction du coû t de desserte des clients grâ ce à des améliorations en terme de communication, mais il existe peu de données probantes à l'appui d'une réduction globale de la demande. Dans quelle mesure des compteurs intelligents pourraient-ils améliorer les chances de voir le client s'impliquer? Afin d'évaluer cette question, il est nécessaire d'examiner les perceptions et les pratiques des utilisateurs finaux en même temps que le matériel de comptage et les aspects économiques. En utilisant la théorie des affordances, l'étude qualitative est examinée de façon à comprendre comment les occupants ont utilisé le retour d'information sur leur consommation, avec et sans compteurs intelligents. Bien qu'une AMI offre des possibilités en matière de gestion énergétique des ménages et de relations client-fournisseur d'énergie, il y a peu de données probantes permettant de suggérer que cela assurera automatiquement ...

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Section: Smart Metering^technologies and Narrativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smart metering: what potential for householder engagement?

Darby

2010

Building Research & Information

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“…A pre-paid water meter is capable of both measuring the volume of water used, and obligating water users to pay for water. Some of the management functions a pre-paid water meter can perform include: promoting payment; recovering debt; cutting administrative costs; and transforming the political relationships between the service institution and water users (Harvey, 2005;Marvin et al, 1999).…”

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Pro-poor water service strategies in developing countries: promoting justice in Uganda's urban project

Berg

Mugisha

2010

Water Policy

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“…In low-income housing developments, electricity meters for apartment units would be a good start. Including environmental objectives in smart meter technology is not merely a question of technology, however, and would need to involve -a powerful shift in the regulatory and institutional frameworks within which utilities and manufacturers are configuring the functionalities of smart meters‖ [56].…”

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Combining Life Cycle Thinking with Social Theory: Case Study of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) in the Philippines

Sahakian

2010

Sustainability

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Abstract:Resource depletion remains central to human economic activity with resulting negative consequences for the local and global environment. Material and energy consumption patterns are also increasing globally, as developing countries follow the trail blazed by more industrialized countries. Consumers play a role in shifting towards more sustainable forms of consumption. However, consumer-oriented public-policy measures are often restricted to informational campaigns based on moral and price arguments. A multidisciplinary approach to sustainable consumption must go beyond this limited vision of consumers if transitions toward more environmentally friendly consumption patterns are to be made possible. Both a biophysical and social understanding of consumption is necessary. This paper proposes a systemic approach to consumption studies, combining an assessment of consumption patterns with an understanding of the drivers behind them. The concepts will be illustrated using a case study of the government-led promotion of compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) in Metro Manila, the Philippines. Conclusions will include general policy-recommendations.

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Pathways of smart metering development: shaping environmental innovation

Cited by 73 publications

References 10 publications

Smart metering: what potential for householder engagement?

Smart metering: what potential for householder engagement?

Pro-poor water service strategies in developing countries: promoting justice in Uganda's urban project

Combining Life Cycle Thinking with Social Theory: Case Study of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) in the Philippines

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