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The Future Home Life Report, conducted by the Monash University’s ETLab researchers, has offered insights into the way digital lifestyle trends are impacting energy demands. The report presents 45 trends and 10 principles to inform energy planning and forecasting what home life looks like in the future.
The team investigated seven areas of home life, where the majority of energy demand and peak electricity demand occurs currently, or is anticipated to increase in the future. These include charging and mobility, cooking and eating, heating and cooling and working and studying from home. As emerging technologies, platforms and services become part of people’s digital lifestyles, their activities across all these areas are changing, along with their relationship to energy.
iTWire Wednesday, 14 July 2021 11:17 Increased use of home technologies impact energy consumption
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Monash University researchers identify 45 trends and formulate ten principles revolving energy planning and forecasting for future home life in a new study. The researchers add that as trends emerge in different households, consumers’ interests should be taken into account in the development of future energy systems.
The role of the home continues to change along with our day-to-day impact on household electricity demand, according to a
Future Home Life report by Monash University.
Future Home Life report presents 45 trends and ten principles to inform energy planning and forecasting for future home life.