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Making energy personal: policy coordination challenges in UK smart meter implementation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2019

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Sarah Giest*
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Institute of Public Administration, Leiden University, Netherlands
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E-mail: s.n.giest@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
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Abstract

Governments are increasingly facilitating the roll-out of so-called “smart meters”, a technology for measuring energy consumption that are able to transmit and receive data using a form of electronic communication. However, implementation has been slow or even stalled. To identify some of the causes for this, the policy coordination perspective serves as a lens to unravel the different elements involved in smart meter implementation. The research adds the demand and supply dimension to account for market dynamics and public engagement challenges in the process. A case study of the UK finds that government efforts are challenged by the timely and coherent coordination of diverse stakeholders and regulatory measures.

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innovationpolicy coordinationpolicy implementationsmart meters

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Journal of Public Policy , Volume 40 , Issue 4 , December 2020 , pp. 553 - 572
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