| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/M507209/1 |
| Title: |
Community energy generation, aggregation and demand shaping (CEGADS) |
| Principal Investigator: |
Darby, Dr SJ |
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| Department: |
Environmental Change Institute SoGE |
| Organisation: |
University of Oxford |
| Scheme: |
Technology Programme |
| Starts: |
01 January 2015 |
Ends: |
30 June 2017 |
Value (£): |
33,551
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
The Lower Carbon Futures group at the Environmental Change Institute of the University of Oxford, will conduct surveys
and assess the effects on participants taking part in this project. In particular, we will explore through surveys and focus
groups what motivates participants to get involved in local energy initiatives, and which barriers to engagement may exist.
We will observe the impact on energy consumption and behavioural changes that result from participation and specifically
own-use/local use of local generation.
We will analyse consumption data from before and during the trial with a view to establish any demand reduction, flexibility
and carbon impacts that can be attributed to specific interventions as part of this project. Furthermore, our surveys will
explore public perceptions on the desirability of different measures to better understand which of them have potential to be
rolled out on a larger scale and where additional incentives or considerations need to be explored to ensure that demand
response can be provided willingly and to the benefit of participants.
We will work closely with other project partners to establish important balances between behavioural demand responses
and areas in which flexibility can be provided through other means, such as storage.
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| Organisation Website: |
http://www.ox.ac.uk |