Proceedings of the 2014 conference ICT for Sustainability

Using Participatory Data Analysis to Understand Social Constraints and Opportunities of Electricity Demand-Shifting

Authors
Jacky Bourgeois, Janet Van Der Linden, Gerd Kortuem, Blaine A. Price, C. Rimmer
Corresponding Author
Jacky Bourgeois
Available Online August 2014.
DOI
10.2991/ict4s-14.2014.49How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Microgeneration, demand-shifting, in-home study, energy management.
Abstract

This paper reports results from an empirical study that explored the potential of interactive electricity Demand- Shifting – a particular form of behavior change where electricity consumption is shifted towards times of the day when production is at its highest – in the context of residential solar electricity generation. We conducted an in-the-wild user study with eighteen households over a period of six months, combining electricity data from smart meters and smart plugs with in-depth interviews to explore laundry routines and washing machine usage for each household. The study highlights that, although washing machines can be considered to be “shiftable appliances”, the specific ways in which each household goes about shifting varies considerably. Furthermore, there is a clear need for ICTs to support people by analyzing current context and future plans to automate electricity demand-shifting and synchronization of both laundry and other appliances. Such support will help them maximize the self-consumption of micro-generated electricity while balancing this with environmental concerns, financial benefits and day-today issues relating to convenience.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2014 conference ICT for Sustainability
Series
Advances in Computer Science Research
Publication Date
August 2014
ISBN
978-94-62520-22-6
ISSN
2352-538X
DOI
10.2991/ict4s-14.2014.49How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2014, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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