Phase 2 of the Social License to Automate Task has conlcuded, and the Task has published their final report and findings.
The Task deepened our understanding of how gender and diversity factors influence energy consumption flexibility, developed a flexibility framework, and identified effective engagement strategies to encourage participation in automated demand-side management (DSM). It further investigated the potential of energy communities to contribute to the establishment of a social license, identifying their key characteristics and mapping them in a typology, and further explored social dimensions in energy communities and their impact on social license formation. It further identified flexibility markers within consumption profiles and outlined quality requirements for data that captures consumption flexibility.
Based on these findings, the Task expanded the social license concept to include diverse user groups, developed flexibility profiles, and provided actionable recommendations for stakeholders.
Download the Final Report here.
