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Smart metering: what potential for householder engagement?

Darby, Sarah·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. Les arguments en faveur de la mise en œuvre 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 coût de desserte des clients grâce 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 une réduction sensible de la demande énergétique. Pour ce faire, il importe de mettre l'accent sur une réduction globale de la demande (plutôt que sur une réduction des pics de consommation électrique), sur la conception d'interfaces client faciles à comprendre et sur la fourniture de conseils aux occupants pour qu'ils prennent les mesures appropriées. Il sera nécessaire de disposer d'interfaces, d'un retour d'information, de descriptifs et d'une assistance aux formes adaptées pour pouvoir toucher des populations diverses. Mots clés: affordances, comportement, demande énergétique, gestion énergétique, retour d'information, ménages, logement, human agency, comptage intelligent

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Authors
Darby, S.
Venue
Building Research & Information
Published
2010-10
Volume
38
Issue
5
Pages
442-457
ISSN
  • 0961-3218 (ISSN-L)
  • 1466-4321
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W2020152487
Cited by
458
References
17
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25.42
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journal article
Language
en
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