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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111637
	‘I'm the smart meter’: Perceptions of smart technology amongst vulnerable consumers.
	Shirani F.; Groves C.; Henwood K.; Pidgeon N.; Roberts E.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	03014215
卷号	144
英文摘要	The concept of ‘smart living’ is becoming increasingly prevalent in discussions about anticipated energy futures. However, despite the promises surrounding smart technology, take-up to-date has been relatively low, with existing research showing that concerns about it abound. Smart technology has also been positioned as potentially able to alleviate fuel poverty, yet there has been little exploration of how it is perceived and experienced by vulnerable consumers. In this paper we situate these discussions in the context of interview data with residents in a Welsh Valleys community where smart technologies were due to be installed in some homes as part of a wider energy scheme. Whilst there was some enthusiasm for aspects of smart technology, participants often found it difficult to see how it would improve their everyday lives and energy use, expressing scepticism and concern that energy consumption would be increased. In exploring these issues, we raise questions for the smart energy agenda and supporting policy, highlighting the need to account for people's different abilities and enthusiasm to relate to smart developments in everyday energy technologies. In particular, we argue for the importance of considering vulnerable consumers in smart transitions, to avoid worsening already precarious positions. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Qualitative longitudinal Smart technology Vulnerable consumers
英文关键词	Energy policy; Energy future; Energy schemes; Energy technologies; Smart Development; Smart energies; Smart livings; Smart technology; Supporting policies; Energy utilization; consumption behavior; energy use; future prospect; perception; smart city; technological development; vulnerability
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/204862
作者单位	School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Glamorgan Building, King Edwards VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WT, United Kingdom; School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, 70 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Shirani F.,Groves C.,Henwood K.,等. ‘I'm the smart meter’: Perceptions of smart technology amongst vulnerable consumers.[J],2020,144.
APA	Shirani F.,Groves C.,Henwood K.,Pidgeon N.,&Roberts E..(2020).‘I'm the smart meter’: Perceptions of smart technology amongst vulnerable consumers..Energy Policy,144.
MLA	Shirani F.,et al."‘I'm the smart meter’: Perceptions of smart technology amongst vulnerable consumers.".Energy Policy 144(2020).