Currently smart grid technology is developed worldwide. Boulder Colorado, for example, the first Smart Grid city in the USA, provided two-way connectivity to the city. Citizens can be both consumers and producers of energy and the Grid negotiates and divides according to the needs and possibilities of each household.
In Western Europe energy is available 24/7. In current energy market ‘supply’ follows ‘demand’. With the expectation that over time, as energy resources and needs change (for example with the introduction of electric vehicles) future Smart Grids have to be designed in such a way that ‘demand’ will follow ‘supply’.
YUTPA analysis Smart Grid
This YUTPA analysis unfolds design solution spaces for presence as key value in a value sensitive design process for Smart Grids. By: Design: Office of CC, Amsterdam