Prosumer households in the energy system: energy-related and economic effects
Following the expansionof renewable energieshouseholds areincreasingly providing their own heat and electricity.Prosumerhouseholdsconsumeat least a portionof the energy they producethemselves.TheGWSDiscussion Paper15/14provides an overview ofthe basicinterdependenciesandeffectsofprosumerhouseholdsoneconomicandenergyvariables.Thesedifferenttypes of prosumerhouseholds are integratedinthe modelPANTARHEIandexemplarymodel calculations are performed.