A three-dimensional model of residential energy consumer archetypes for local energy policy design in the UK

This paper reviews major studies in three traditional lines of research in residential energy consumption in the UK, i.e. economic/infrastructure, behaviour, and load profiling. Based on the review the paper proposes a three-dimensional model for archetyping residential energy consumers in the UK by...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Tao, Siebers, Peer-Olaf, Aickelin, Uwe
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2011
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2020/
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author Zhang, Tao
Siebers, Peer-Olaf
Aickelin, Uwe
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Siebers, Peer-Olaf
Aickelin, Uwe
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description This paper reviews major studies in three traditional lines of research in residential energy consumption in the UK, i.e. economic/infrastructure, behaviour, and load profiling. Based on the review the paper proposes a three-dimensional model for archetyping residential energy consumers in the UK by considering property energy efficiency levels, the greenness of household behaviour of using energy, and the duration of property daytime occupancy. With the proposed model, eight archetypes of residential energy consumers in the UK have been identified. They are: pioneer greens, follower greens, concerned greens, home stayers, unconscientious wasters, regular wasters, daytime wasters, and disengaged wasters. Using a case study, these archetypes of residential energy consumers demonstrate the robustness of the 3-D model in aiding local energy policy/intervention design in the UK. Keywords: archetype, three-dimensional model, residential energy consumer, local energy policy/intervention
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spelling nottingham-20202020-05-04T20:24:40Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2020/ A three-dimensional model of residential energy consumer archetypes for local energy policy design in the UK Zhang, Tao Siebers, Peer-Olaf Aickelin, Uwe This paper reviews major studies in three traditional lines of research in residential energy consumption in the UK, i.e. economic/infrastructure, behaviour, and load profiling. Based on the review the paper proposes a three-dimensional model for archetyping residential energy consumers in the UK by considering property energy efficiency levels, the greenness of household behaviour of using energy, and the duration of property daytime occupancy. With the proposed model, eight archetypes of residential energy consumers in the UK have been identified. They are: pioneer greens, follower greens, concerned greens, home stayers, unconscientious wasters, regular wasters, daytime wasters, and disengaged wasters. Using a case study, these archetypes of residential energy consumers demonstrate the robustness of the 3-D model in aiding local energy policy/intervention design in the UK. Keywords: archetype, three-dimensional model, residential energy consumer, local energy policy/intervention 2011 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Zhang, Tao, Siebers, Peer-Olaf and Aickelin, Uwe (2011) A three-dimensional model of residential energy consumer archetypes for local energy policy design in the UK. In: Energy and People: Futures, Complexity and Challenges, 20-21 Sept 2011, Oxford, England. (Unpublished) http://www.ukerc.ac.uk/support/tiki-download_file.php?fileId=1977&display
spellingShingle Zhang, Tao
Siebers, Peer-Olaf
Aickelin, Uwe
A three-dimensional model of residential energy consumer archetypes for local energy policy design in the UK
title A three-dimensional model of residential energy consumer archetypes for local energy policy design in the UK
title_full A three-dimensional model of residential energy consumer archetypes for local energy policy design in the UK
title_fullStr A three-dimensional model of residential energy consumer archetypes for local energy policy design in the UK
title_full_unstemmed A three-dimensional model of residential energy consumer archetypes for local energy policy design in the UK
title_short A three-dimensional model of residential energy consumer archetypes for local energy policy design in the UK
title_sort three-dimensional model of residential energy consumer archetypes for local energy policy design in the uk
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2020/
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