Multi-utility service companies: a complex systems model of increasing resource efficiency

Varga, Liz; Robinson, Marguerite; Allen, Peter

dc.contributor.author	Varga, Liz
dc.contributor.author	Robinson, Marguerite
dc.contributor.author	Allen, Peter
dc.date.accessioned	2016-03-04T10:05:46Z
dc.date.available	2016-03-04T10:05:46Z
dc.date.issued	2015-06-19
dc.identifier.citation	Liz Varga, Marguerite Robinson and Peter Allen. Multiutility service companies: a complex systems model of increasing resource efficiency. Vol. 8, Iss. 1, pp. 800-819	en_UK
dc.identifier.issn	1076-2787
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9747
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cplx.21706
dc.description.abstract	Domestic households account for a significant portion of energy consumption and carbon emissions in the United Kingdom. Gains in energy and resource efficiency are undermined by the continuing rise in consumption. A multiutility service company (MUSCo) could enable households to make efficiency improvements through energy technologies and demand management, thus reducing overall consumption. We present a system dynamics model for the domestic energy demand and supply system in the United Kingdom, in which MUSCos compete with traditional utility providers. The market transition toward a leasing contracted service is examined and various potential business models explored.	en_UK
dc.language.iso	en	en_UK
dc.publisher	Wiley	en_UK
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dc.subject	energy efficiency	en_UK
dc.subject	utilities	en_UK
dc.subject	complex systems	en_UK
dc.title	Multi-utility service companies: a complex systems model of increasing resource efficiency	en_UK
dc.type	Article	en_UK