A future “Smart Grid” is increasingly being embraced in energy policies as a promising
energy scenario for the future, with the introduction of “smart” electricity meters being seen …

Prosuming–where private households use photovoltaics to produce electricity at home–has
proliferated across Western countries, but growth rates have varied significantly. Focusing …

This paper addresses the implementation of technology-forcing policies in open-ended
diffusion processes that involve companies and regulators as well as consumers and civil …

Our paper focuses on the electricity consumption in the EU countries and smart meters that
are gaining growing popularity and widely used by households and businesses for …

Norway remains an understudied context for energy poverty. Resting on semi-structured
interviews with 17 households located in two general areas around the wider Oslo region …

There is increasing evidence that the energy transition incorporates new types of
inequalities for different types of energy consumers. In many places, detached dwellings are …

Licensing processes for renewable electricity plants have been surprisingly little studied.
Yet, how public and private stakeholders influence the process, formally and informally, is …

This paper presents the results from a qualitative research project in Norway on a
forthcoming change in electricity grid tariffs. As a form of Demand Side Management to avoid …

Policies for shifting household electricity load are in focus in several countries, aimed at
optimizing grid operation and tackling current and expected challenges from consumption …

This paper provides useful insights regarding the financial implications of the currently
applied Net Energy Metering (NEM) practice in Cyprus through analyzing the implemented …