Behind and Beyond the Meter: Digitalization, Aggregation, Optimization, Monetization (Paperback)

Part One: Visionaries, dreamers, innovators 1. What lies behind-the-meter and why it matters? 2. It’s not science fiction: Going zero net energy and loving it 3. Creating value: Digitalization, aggregation and optimization of behind-the-meter assets 4. Customer participation in P2P trading: A German energy community case study 5. Aggregators today and tomorrow: From intermediaries to orchestrators? 6. Energy communities: A Dutch case study 7. The expanding role of home energy management ecosystems: An Australian perspective

Part Two: Implementers?and disrupters 8. Behind and beyond the meter: What’s in it for the system? 9. Working backwards to get behind the meter: What customer value, behavior, opportunity and uncertainty mean for new technologies 10. Aggregation of front- and behind-the-meter: The evolving VPP business model 11. Platform for trading flexibility on the distribution network: A UK case study 12. Smart meters: The gateway to behind-the-meter? 13. D3A Energy Exchange for a Transactive Grid 14. Emerging aggregator business models in European electricity markets

Part Three: Regulators, policymakers?and investors 15. BTM prospects: Do prices matter? 16. Regulating off-the-grid: Stand-alone power systems in Australia 17. Distribution network tariff design for behind-the-meter: Balancing efficiency and fairness 18. What market design, fiscal policy and network regulations are compatible with efficient BTM investments? 19. Two million plus solar roofs: What’s in it for the consumers? 20. Governance in a future where half the capacity is behind-the-meter and consumers are investors and participants