A Smart Home Network for Proactive Users

Abstract

According to the European Strategy Energy Technology (SET) Plan, the resident-user engagement into the
 national energy strategy is pivotal, as reported by the Challenge 1st: “Active consumer is at the centre of the
 energy system”. The Italian Ministry of Economic Development and ENEA have entered into a Program
 Agreement for the execution of the research and development lines of General Interest for the National
 Electricity System. In particular, as part of the “Development of an integrated model of the Urban Smart
 District” project. An experimental demonstration of a Smart Home network is being carried out in the
 Centocelle district of Rome and called “Smart Home Centocelle”.
 The project was developed in an informal settlement, which shares a common background with likewise
 urban settings, such as a lack of public transportation convenience or enjoyable public spaces and average
 quality housing, whereas people who adhered to the project have a medium-high education level and proved
 to be sensitive to alternative and more sustainable energy sources.
 Our research has examined the deployment progress made so far, gathering and analysing all the information
 to assess how the project applications could affect various quality-of-life dimensions: safety, health,
 environmental quality and personal comfort perception, social connectedness and the cost of living, above
 all.