The above diagram is from a recent UK Government report on the use of smart meters to bring about demand response. It highlights the technical options for domestic load control.
Below is a picture from the site of Oracle Opower, which shows their approach to influencing consumer behaviour.
The challenge now is to integrate the two, the technical and the behavioural approaches, to bring about significant behaviour change and load shifting.
Early adopters - I am one, are you? - can already do much of the load shifting without smart meters, and then tell others they are doing it. I do it, do you, is an effective message for us to spread.
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