Marianne Ryghaug|Tomas Moe Skjølsvold|Sara Heidenreich
Creating energy citizenship through material participation
Norwegian University of Science and Technology|Norwegian University of Science and Technology|Norwegian University of Science and Technology
transitions towards lowcarbon energy systems comprehensive demanding requiring substantial public support one important contribution sts highlight roles citizens public engagement recently energy users often treated customers passive market actors recipients technology margins centralized systems respect latter role critical hesitant public action explained terms nimbyism knowledge deficits article focuses production energy citizenship considering public participation lowcarbon energy transitions draw upon theory material participation highlight introducing using emergent energy technologies may create new energy practices analyze ongoing introduction new material objects highlighting way technologies seen material interventions coconstructing temporalities new sustainable practices argue artefacts electric car smart meter photovoltaic panels may become objects participation engagement introduction technologies may foster material participation energy citizenship paper concludes discussion role policies lowcarbon energy transitions making energy citizenship well limits introducing materially based energy citizenship