Abstract
Smart grids are robust, self-healing networks that allow bidirectional propagation of energy and information within the utility grid. This introduces a new type of energy user who consumes, produces, stores and shares energy with other grid users. Such a user is called a “prosumer.” Prosumers’ participation in the smart grid is critical for the sustainability and long-term efficiency of the energy sharing process. Thus, prosumer management has attracted increasing attention among researchers in recent years. This paper systematically examines the literature on prosumer community based smart grid by reviewing relevant literature published from 2009 to 2018 in reputed energy and technology journals. We specifically focus on two dimensions namely prosumer community groups and prosumer relationships. Based on the evaluated literature, we present eight propositions and thoroughly describe several future research directions.
Highlights
Energy demand in the world continues to rise at an alarming rate
We propose the following: Proposition 7. (a) Consumer engagement enhances the dynamics within the prosumer market, and facilitates prosumer market objectives, resulting in the sustainable deployment of smart grid; (b) Drivers of consumer acceptance and engagement include comfort, control of innovative devices, environmental benefits, financial incentives, information on billing and electricity use, security, and other social aspects, including social media technologies; (c) Mitigating consumer’s anxiety towards risks attributed to smart grid deployment can increase consumer engagement; (d) Stakeholder resistance can be managed through communication strategies to uphold public awareness of the smart grid benefits; (e) Trust management is essential to improve consumer engagement
We evaluate the research on the social aspect of prosumer groups and smart grids
Summary
Energy demand in the world continues to rise at an alarming rate. The International Energy. To manage the fast-growing demand, the provider-consumer unidirectional model is transforming into a bidirectional energy and information model To support this transformation, the use of digital communications in the energy network is proliferating, giving rise to the smart grid concept. These papers were exported to Endnote software to remove duplicates, which resulted in 113 papers for further screening We screened these articles to select relevant research focusing on prosumer based smart grid management. We developed this taxonomy based on the evaluation of the literature reported in this article.
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