Energy Positive Neighborhoods and Smart Energy Districts

Chapter Eight

Barriers, Challenges, and Recommendations Related to Development of Energy Positive Neighborhoods and Smart Energy Districts

N. Good*

E.A. Martínez Ceseña*

P. Mancarella*

A. Monti^**

D. Pesch^†

K.A. Ellis^‡*    The University of Manchester, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Manchester, United Kingdom^**    E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany^†    NIMBUS Centre for Embedded Systems Research, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland^‡    IoT Systems Research Lab, Intel Labs, Intel Corporation, Ireland

Abstract

This chapter presents an overview of the barriers to smart, demand-side interventions for neighborhoods and districts. Barriers are classified as political/regulatory, economic, ...