Incentive Design Toolkit | Behavioural Strategies for Residential Demand Response

This factsheet presents the DEDALUS incentive design toolkit, providing practical guidance to support user participation in residential demand response programmes. Drawing on behavioural insights and pilot experience, the toolkit highlights the complementary role of financial and non-financial incentives, as well as the importance of user segmentation, timing and socio-cultural alignment in enabling sustained engagement

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SSH Framework | End-user Engagement Strategy for Residential Demand Response

This factsheet presents the DEDALUS SSH framework, a structured end-user engagement strategy designed to support participation in residential demand response. Combining user segmentation, co-creation, behavioural insights and digital engagement tools, the framework highlights the role of trust, inclusivity and continuous feedback in enabling socially accepted and replicable demand response solutions across diverse residential contexts.

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Spanish Pilot | District-level Energy Optimisation for Local Energy Communities

The Spanish pilot shows how district-level energy optimisation can support local energy management in a residential energy community. Implemented in La Seu d’Urgell, the pilot combines household-level flexibility, shared battery storage and cloud-based optimisation tools, highlighting the role of integrated system design, user recruitment and accessible communication in enabling demand response at community scale.

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Romanian Pilot | Data-driven Residential Flexibility for Student Housing

The Romanian pilot shows how data-driven residential flexibility can be implemented in a student housing environment. Combining structured data modelling, digital twin services and a blockchain-enabled flexibility market, the pilot highlights the role of interoperable data systems and user familiarisation in enabling advanced demand response services in complex residential contexts.

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Italian Pilot | Comfort-aware Energy Management for Elderly Residents

The Italian DEDALUS pilot shows how residential demand response can be implemented in a senior cohousing environment through comfort-aware energy management. By integrating monitoring systems, a digital twin and an AI-driven flexibility model, the pilot highlights the importance of accessible design and mediated engagement in ensuring usability and acceptance among elderly residents.

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Irish Pilot | Heat Pump Optimisation for Residential Flexibility

The Irish pilot shows how API-based heat pump optimisation can support residential demand response by aligning operation with electricity prices, PV availability and grid carbon intensity. Combining residential connectivity with controlled validation, the pilot highlights the role of data availability, system interoperability and reliable infrastructure in enabling heat pumps to act as flexible assets in residential energy systems.

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Greek Pilot | Multi-vector Demand Response for Residential Flexibility

The Greek pilot shows how multi-vector demand response can optimise both electricity and heating flexibility in residential environments. Deployed across multiple cities, the pilot combines smart heating control, appliance-level monitoring, digital twins and user-facing nudging applications, highlighting the role of forecasting and continuous user interaction in sustaining participation and balancing grid efficiency with occupant comfort.

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Danish Pilot | Digital Comfort and Flexibility Services for Social Housing

The Danish pilot shows how digital tools can support district heating optimisation and indoor climate management in social housing. Implemented across two residential blocks in Herning, the pilot highlights the importance of predictive heating control, tenant-facing services and accessible in-person onboarding to enable demand response in highly diverse residential settings.

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Austrian Pilot | Interoperable Digital Platforms for Residential Energy Communities

The Austrian pilot shows how interoperable digital platforms can support residential energy communities in a multi-unit building complex in Wiener Neustadt. By combining peer-to-peer energy trading, local optimisation and user-facing services, the pilot highlights the role of interoperability, user onboarding and integrated system design in enabling active participation in demand response.

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