Smart energy technologies in everyday life : smart utopia? /

The rise of smart energy technologies are transforming all aspects of social life. This innovative book critically interrogates the global utopian vision for smart energy and the ultimate consumer : the Resource Man -- who is intended to realise its aims. Delving into domains of everyday life where...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Strengers, Yolande, 1981- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Basingstoke] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Series:	Consumption and public life.
Subjects:	Renewable energy sources > Social aspects. Climatic changes > Social aspects. Energy conservation. Energy consumption. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of the electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Introducing the Smart Utopia
2. Imagining the Smart Utopia
3. Resource Man
4. Energy in everyday practice
5. Energy feedback
6. Dynamic pricing
7. Home automation
8. Micro-generation
9. Reimagining the Smart Utopia: a conclusion.