Multiutility Service Companies: A Complex Systems Model of Increasing Resource Efficiency

被引：4
作者：
Varga, Liz [1 ]
Robinson, Marguerite [1 ]
Allen, Peter [1 ]
机构：
[1] Cranfield Univ, Sch Management SoM, CSRC, Cranfield MK43 0AL, Beds, England
来源：
COMPLEXITY | 2016年 / 21卷 / S1期
基金：
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词：
energy efficiency; utilities; complex systems; ENERGY;
D O I：
10.1002/cplx.21706
中图分类号：
O1 [数学];
学科分类号：
0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要：
Domestic households account for a significant portion of energy consumption and carbon emissions in the United Kingdom. Gains in energy and resource efficiency are undermined by the continuing rise in consumption. A multiutility service company (MUSCo) could enable households to make efficiency improvements through energy technologies and demand management, thus reducing overall consumption. We present a system dynamics model for the domestic energy demand and supply system in the United Kingdom, in which MUSCos compete with traditional utility providers. The market transition toward a leasing contracted service is examined and various potential business models explored. (C) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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