First Policy Brief from Behavioural Insights Platform
Following on from the December 2020 publication of the report ‘Behavioural insights for demand-side energy policy and programmes: An environment scan’, the Energy Sector Behavioural Insights Platform has prepared the first UsersTCP Policy Brief based on this work.
Policy Brief #1 from Behavioural Insights Platform
Following on from the publication of their Phase 1 report ‘Behavioural insights for demand-side energy policy and programmes: an environment scan’, the Platform has released the first UsersTCP Policy
Policy Brief – Improving demand-side energy policy outcomes using behavioural insights
The Energy Sector Behavioural Insights Platform of the UsersTCP brings together government policy makers and other experts to share knowledge and experiences applying behavioural insights (BIs) to energy policy.
Behavioural insights for demand-side energy policy and programmes report published
During its first year of activity, the Behavioural Insights Platform of the UsersTCP, with the IEA, has developed an environment scan report assessing how behavioural insights have been applied to demand-side energy policy and programmes.
Behavioural insights for demand-side energy policy and programmes: An environment scan
The report discusses the behavioural factors acting as barriers to energy saving behaviours, to the uptake of energy efficient, clean energy technologies and of sustainable mobility options.
2nd UsersTCP ExCo Meeting, October 2020 – via Videoconference
Minutes 2nd UsersTCP ExCo Meeting – October 2020 The 2nd UsersTCP Executive Committee meeting was held via videoconference with some of the business being carried out through written ballot.
INATBA Launches Task Force with Global Observatory on Energy Trading (GO-P2P)
Initiative will tackle standardisation gaps around energy trading using distributed ledger technologies.
2019 Annual Report
2019 was a turning point for our TCP. After a fundamental review in 2018 we collectively recognised both the strength of our 25 year history in Demand Side Management and the need to reinterpret and reinvigorate this in the light of the fundamental challenges posed by the energy transition.
IEEE, Swiss Federal Office of Energy and IRENA support GO-P2P event on grid integration of peer-to-peer energy models
The third meeting of the Global Observatory on Peer-to-Peer, Community Self-Consumption and Transactive Energy Models (GO-P2P) took place on 15-16 September. It was organised in collaboration with Lucerne University
Subtask 2 – HTR Characterisation
The purpose of this document is to outline a preliminary framework for characterising “Hard-to-Reach” (HTR) energy users targeted for energy efficiency (EE) and demand response (DR) programmes in the U.S. and Canada.
A message from our Chair – Q2 2020
Resetting or restarting the global economy – How can this crisis help us fight the next?
Energy Sector Behavioural Insights Platform launches international survey
The Energy Sector Behavioural Insights Platform is conducting research on how organisations are leveraging behavioural insights to shape energy policies and programmes.
IEA publishes Annual Global Energy Review 2020
A new report released 30 April 2020 by the International Energy Agency provides an almost real-time view of the Covid-19 pandemic’s extraordinary impact across all major fuels.
1st Users TCP ExCo Meeting, April 2020 – via Videoconference
Minutes Users TCP 1st ExCo Meeting April 2020 Chair and Vice-Chair election guidance ExCo Meeting Feedback The 1st Users TCP Executive Committee meeting was held via videoconference with
New Users TCP Task on Gender and Energy gets the go-ahead
We are excited to announce that a new international research collaboration – Empowering all: Gender in policy and implementation for achieving transitions to sustainable energy – has been approved by the UsersTCP Executive Committee.
Canada joins the UsersTCP
We are delighted to welcome Canada as the first country to join the UsersTCP since we relaunched in Melbourne, Australia late last year.