An agent-based model of electricity consumer: Smart metering policy implications in Europe

JASSS

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Vasiljevska, Julija ^a   Douw, Jochem ^b   Mengolini, Anna ^a   Nikolic, Igor ^c  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agent Based modelling; Consumer values; Electricity consumer; Smart metering

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011597207     PISSN: 14607425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18564/jasss.3150     Document Type: Article

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