Is the resource man coming home? : engaging with an energy monitoring platform to foster flexible energy consumption in the Netherlands

In this article we empirically study the notion of ‘The Resource Man’ put forward by Strengers (2014): a motivated and knowledgeable micro-resource manager, who uses domestic smart grid innovations to manage energy demand in a sustainable, affordable and grid-friendly way. To explore this notion, we analyse a case study where energy cooperative members engaged with an ICT-based monitoring platform focussing on three domestic energy-managing activities – energy monitoring, planning and sharing. We find that although this case provided the best prerequisites for the Resource Man to emerge, none... Mehr ...