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Consumer awareness of load shapes

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The growing proportion of renewable energy increases the need to align consumer consumption behaviours with fluctuating energy supply. A new study pairs objective smart meter electricity data with subjective survey data to offer important insights into whether consumers are aware of their own electricity use patterns and thus whether they are prepared for an increasingly dynamic energy system.

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  1. Faculty of Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

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  2. Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

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Hahnel, U.J.J. Consumer awareness of load shapes. Nat Energy 7, 1122–1123 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-022-01161-z

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