The study, which is part of an ETI programme to develop a smart energy system in the UK, involves thousands of households and aims find out how consumer demand for energy and heat can be best met.
The Institute hopes that solutions born from the project will help inform the development of future energy products and services targeted at consumer needs.
Rebecca Sweeney, ETI project manager, said: “The ETI’s national energy modelling work identifies more efficient use of energy as an immediate development priority for the UK.
“This research will ultimately help to identify trends in real mass-market consumer behaviour, requirements and profiles in order to help us in our goal to design and communicate an effective smart energy system design for the UK market.”