IHSMAG

IHSMAG studies the integration of households in the smart grid and develops design recommendations. Based on a number of case studies in the participating countries (Norway, Spain and Denmark), the project contributes with new knowledge on how to develop a comprehensive design of household smart grid solutions that integrates the specific characteristics of the three domains that intersect at the household level: 1) Technologies in households, 2) electricity consuming everyday practices of the household members and 3) the electrical system and the administrative and institutional rules that affect the implementation of new smart grid solutions (e.g. standards for home automation and economic incentives). IHSMAG combines different methods in relation to case studies. Besides interviews and field observations, the project also includes technical studies of challenges related to interoperability, communication standards etc. at the household level. The smart grid solutions studied in the project includes EV’s, smart metering and feedback to customers.