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Abstract:

This project studied how value can be delivered across a smart energy value chain - in the context of the UK. It built a clear understanding of how smart energy systems can deliver combined consumer value alongside commercial value for market participants - producers, suppliers, distributors. The analysis will help to make the commercial deployment of smart energy systems more likely. This £600,000 project was delivered by Frontier Economics, a leading economic consultancy.

The final report has 11 annexes. This is Annex 1a: Case studies.

The transition to a low-carbon economy will involve the application of many new technologies. Because of their newness, there is limited evidence on the drivers of uptake from within the heat sector. To help us develop a greater understanding of uptake, we have looked at case studies of uptake from other sectors.

We chose these case studies for the following reasons:

uptake of a new proposition has occurred;
the demand side characteristics are similar; and
the supply side characteristics are similar.

For each case study, we have asked the following questions:

Which of the barriers and risks that are important to uptake in the SSH sector are important to uptake in the case study sectors and why?
How do these vary by customer type?
How have these barriers and risks been overcome?

We cover the following case studies in this annexe1:

mobile phones;
mortgages;
boiler insurance;
dynamic teleswitched meters and tariffs;
Nest; and
the motor industry.

In the remainder of this annexe, we first summarise our main conclusions, before setting out our findings for each case study.

This report was initially produced in March 2015. The detailed information and analyses documented within may be out of date with current thinking.

Publication Year:

2015

Publisher:

ETI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5286/UKERC.EDC.000520

Author(s):

Frontier Economics

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Energy Efficiency

Residential and commercial

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Language:

English

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Region:

United Kingdom

Publication Type:

Technical Report

Subject:

Buildings

Theme(s):

Smart Systems and Heat

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