The User-Centred Energy Systems mission is to provide policy-relevant evidence on factors influencing energy use, including technology acceptance, and their impact on society.
Latest News
New publication from the Hard-to-Reach Energy Users Task analysis 67 energy hardship programmes in over 25 countries
Rotmann et al (2025). Energy hardship programmes: a systematic cross-country policy analysis of initiatives addressing equity and low-carbon energy services This is a systematic cross-country policy analysis of 67
Academy kicks off the new season with the 60th webinar
Our first Academy webinar for 2025/26 will be the 60th in the series since the Users TCP Academy succeeded the DSM University in late 2019.
Behave 2025 – Call for extended abstracts announced
The call targets both academic and policy/practice contributions. Authors and researchers are invited to submit their extended abstracts before 7th July 2025.
Tasks
Publications
Battling Exclusion in Energy Transitions
Energy transitions are leading to a decentralization of energy system resources. However, power structures remain highly centralized and supply-side focused, often leading to local resistance to change and the exclusion of end user groups. This policy report summarizes key findings, recommendations and examples based on work in the Empowering All Task phase 1, including new research, good practice examples, and the aggregated knowledge of current state of the art research within the energy field.
HTR Task – Energy hardship programmes: a systematic cross-country policy analysis of initiatives addressing equity and low-carbon energy services
Rotmann et al (2025). Energy hardship programmes: a systematic cross-country policy analysis of initiatives addressing equity and low-carbon energy services Energy hardship can be broadly understood as a situation
2024/25 Annual Report
The 2024/25 Annual Report is now available to view in an online version. This report provides an overview of the activities of the Users TCP and its Task during the 2024/25 year.
The UsersTCP Academy builds on the success of a half century of webinars delivered through the DSM University. The new series provides access to the knowledge developed through our research programme and the work of our partners.