Analysing socioeconomic diversity and scaling effects on residential electricity load profiles in the context of low carbon technology uptake

Energy Policy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2016, Pages 13-26

  McKenna, R ^a   Hofmann, L ^a   Merkel, E ^a   Fichtner, W ^a   Strachan, N ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buildings; Distribution network; Households; Load profiles; Low carbon technologies; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; HEATING; HOUSING; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PUBLIC POLICY;

HOUSEHOLDS; LOAD PROFILES; LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES; MIXED INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAM; RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY; SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSITY; TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION;

INVESTMENTS;

BUILDING; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; SCALE EFFECT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 84978379758     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.06.042     Document Type: Article

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