TY - JOUR
T1 - Prosumer communities as strategic allies for electric utilities
T2 - Exploring future decentralization trends in Switzerland
AU - Zapata Riveros, Juliana
AU - Kubli, M.
AU - Ulli-Beer, Silvia
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - A prosumer community is a group of households that are organized together to consume energy from a common decentralized generation system such as solar photovoltaic (PV). The development of prosumer communities poses a threat to electric utilities, which currently apply a business model for centralized generation, sales and distribution of electricity. This study uses a System Dynamics simulation approach to analyze the various factors influencing the diffusion of “prosumer communities”, based on a case study in Switzerland, and provides insights into potential business opportunities for electric utilities in managing this transition challenge.
AB - A prosumer community is a group of households that are organized together to consume energy from a common decentralized generation system such as solar photovoltaic (PV). The development of prosumer communities poses a threat to electric utilities, which currently apply a business model for centralized generation, sales and distribution of electricity. This study uses a System Dynamics simulation approach to analyze the various factors influencing the diffusion of “prosumer communities”, based on a case study in Switzerland, and provides insights into potential business opportunities for electric utilities in managing this transition challenge.
KW - Business strategies
KW - Decentralization
KW - Photovoltaic
KW - Prosumer communities
KW - System dynamics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85070684083&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.erss.2019.101219
DO - 10.1016/j.erss.2019.101219
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85070684083
SN - 2214-6296
VL - 57
JO - Energy Research and Social Science
JF - Energy Research and Social Science
M1 - 101219
ER -
