Hajpen om smarta nät håller på att ebba ut och bytas mot eftertankens sunda blekhet. Kardinalfrågan är ju “smart för vem”? Det är ju alldeles klart att informationsteknologin kommer att spela en allt större roll men hur?

IEAs DSM-Programme har jobbat med det här och kan redovisa undersökningar som främst berör små konsumenters möjligheter och framför allt vilja att utnyttja smartare nät. Detta sker i ett webinarium den 17 september kl 15 lett av Yvonne Boerakker, “Smart Grid Implementation - how to engage consumers “

Whilst there is considerable focus on the technological aspects of delivering Smart Grids, little is understood of the extent to which consumers are willing and able to embrace new technologies and initiatives that would enable their use of energy to be actively managed.  There is a real risk that if consumers do not adopt new approaches to the way that they consume electricity, Smart Grids may not be able to achieve their full potential. This presentation provides an overview and summary of the key findings from a 2- year research project exploring Smart Grids from a consumer perspective.

Yvonne Boerakker has extensive expertise on energy efficiency and renewable energy focusing at the residential and commercial sector. Studies and projects Yvonne works on typically have a multi-disciplinary focus, taking into account technological, financial, juridical and last but not least behavioural aspects. Last years Yvonne worked on projects on demand response, smart grids, smart cities and resilience. Yvonne contributed as national technical expert to Task 23 of the IEA DSM program ‘The role of Demand Side in delivering Effective Smart Grids’, on involvement of, and interaction with end users. Yvonne holds an MSc in Technology Management and completed a post bachelor programme on Electrical Power Engineering.