Raman Gurupraanesh, Yang Yang, Peng Jimmy Chih-Hsien
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Singapore-ETH Centre, Future Resilient Systems, CREATE campus, Singapore, Singapore.
Nat Commun. 2024 Jul 31;15(1):6451. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-50736-9.
When extreme weather events result in power blackouts, the critical electricity needs of a community can continue to be met by utilizing localized energy resources. The collective setup of these resources is referred to as a microgrid. Here, we carry out a survey to study the preferences of 1021 US residents on how the finite energy stored in a community microgrid should be rationed amongst various participating households during prolonged blackouts. Particularly, a differentiated service paradigm-where certain consumers can pay more to avail of higher energy quotas-received support from over 91.8% of respondents, despite the zero-sum nature of such rationing. We also report that respondents were receptive to selling between 42-53% of their stored energy to the microgrid should they own personal backup devices-what we call willingness-to-sell-balancing self-preservation and monetary compensation. Studying the factors influencing the responses on the fairness of differentiated service (for consumers) and willingness-to-sell (for storage owners), we identify for policymakers and businesses that an energy-as-a-service model is socially acceptable for community microgrids.
当极端天气事件导致停电时，利用当地能源资源可继续满足社区的关键电力需求。这些资源的集合设置被称为微电网。在此，我们开展了一项调查，以研究1021名美国居民对于在长期停电期间社区微电网中储存的有限能源应如何在各参与家庭之间进行配给的偏好。特别是，一种差异化服务模式——某些消费者可以支付更多费用以获得更高的能源配额——得到了超过91.8%的受访者的支持，尽管这种配给具有零和性质。我们还报告称，如果受访者拥有个人备用设备，他们愿意将42%至53%的储存能源出售给微电网——我们称之为出售意愿，即平衡自我保护和货币补偿。通过研究影响对差异化服务（针对消费者）公平性和出售意愿（针对储能所有者）的回应的因素，我们为政策制定者和企业确定了一种能源即服务模式在社区微电网中是社会可接受的。
