Public Values in Power: An Exploratory Framework Applied to the Case of the Netherlands

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Abstract

Artificial intelligence is increasingly applied in electricity systems. This development results in opportunities and pressures for incorporating public values. Public governments can steer the implementation of AI to safeguard certain values. To understand what values might be pressing to cover, this paper maps the visions of various actors in the Dutch electricity system regarding which public values should be safeguarded. For this analysis, actors in different elements of the electricity system were interviewed, and a narrative analysis of grey material published by several of these actors was conducted. Multiple actors within the electricity system identified sustainability, reliability, affordability, equity and equality, and balances of power as important values to prioritize. This does not mean other values can be disregarded. At its core, identification and non-identification indicate which public values are present and absent in the current debate about the future Dutch electricity system.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationClosing Carbon Cycles
Subtitle of host publicationA Transformation Process Involving Technology, Economy, and Society
Pages1-7
Number of pages7
Volume1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2022
Event14th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2022 - Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Duration: 8 Aug 202211 Aug 2022
Conference number: 14
https://applied-energy.org/icae2022/

Publication series

NameEnergy Proceedings
Volume26
ISSN (Print)2004-2965

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2022
Abbreviated titleICAE 2022
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityBochum
Period8/08/2211/08/22
Internet address

Keywords

  • energy systems
  • governance
  • artificial intelligence
  • public values
  • electricity system
  • the Netherlands

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