ENI2013’s white paper, “Participating in Ireland’s Smart Energy Future”, can be found below:

“Participating in Ireland’s Smart Energy Future” – Energy Needs Ireland 2013

This paper outlines the summer research of ENI2013. It focuses on the need for consumer participation in the energy industry in order to implement a smarter energy network. However, this is specified further by looking at how consumers are involved in and affected by aspects of the energy industry such as the implementation of a Smart Grid, Demand Side Management and Energy Exportation. This penultimate white paper was launched very successfully at the Clyde Court Hotel on September 3rd, with the support and presence of many members of both industry and academia who had assisted the group throughout their three month research term.

ENI2013’s Cosnumer Research Survey (CRS) can be found by clicking the link below:

“Consumer Research Survey” – Energy Needs Ireland 2013

An extensive survey conducted by members of the ENI2013. The survey attempted to gauge public opinion and knowledge on various Smart Grid related concepts, as well as general electricity usage behavior.

ENI2013’s Cost Benefit Analysis can be found at the link below:

http://eni.ucd.ie/2013/ENI%20Cost%20Benefit%20Analysis%20PDF.pdf

This Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) delivers the unbiased findings of Energy Needs Ireland (ENI) 2013, of the costs and benefits of a full and immediate Smart Grid rollout in Ireland to the electricity consumers (residential and industrial) as well as policy-makers.

ENI recognises that Ireland’s Smart Energy Future is not only dependent on the rollout of Smart Grid infrastructure. A Smarter Energy Network involves the smart usage of all resources by each member of the Community Network. For this reason, ENI has conceptualized ENI Smart Communities- a website capable of assisting residential consumers in reducing their consumption of electricity. ENI Smart Communities is based on two main concepts: Social Pressure and Competition. The website will allow the user to compare their electricity usage to the average and most efficient levels of consumption within their local area and throughout the country of Ireland as a whole. Residential consumers will also be able to rank their usage with respect to their peers on Household Leaderboards. On a larger scale ENI Smart Communities will also target communities of residential consumers using Community Leaderboards. This feature will aggregate the performance users within local areas and rank performance with respect to other communities within the country. A prototype website of ENI Smart Communities has been developed and is available at the link below.

ENISmartcommunities

One of the major areas that Energy Needs Ireland (ENI) wishes to address is the Irish consumer. ENI hope to gauge consumer opinion by looking at the ways in which the Smart Grid can benefit the Irish consumer to the fullest.

To date, ENI have carried out a survey of over 400 Irish residential consumers, which shows public opinion and their openness regarding the Smart Grid, Smart Meters and In Home Displays (IHD). An interim report of the survey results can be found at the link below.

ENI Interim Survey Report