Dasom Lee

Building on privacy principles of the Fair Information Practice Principles and the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, the study compares national policies and programs in Europe and North America and identifies prevailing practices for implementing privacy goals for residential energy customers: customer opt-out policies, sampling and sharing guidelines, independent data storage, and governmental enforcement authority. The analysis provides the basis for privacy standards that

This study reviews the development of shared (community) solar and community choice aggregation in the U.S. states of California and New York. Both states are leaders in energy-transition policy in the U.S., but they have different trajectories for the two forms of energy decentralization. Shared solar is more advanced in New York, but community choice is more advanced in California. Using a field theory framework, the comparative review of the trajectories of energy decentralization shows how d

This study examines the results of field experiments of transactive energy systems (TESs) in order to identify challenges that occur with the integration of TESs with existing software, hardware, appliances, and customer practices. Three types of challenges, and potential responses and solutions, are identified for the implementation phase of TESs: systematic risk to existing building functions, lack of readiness of users and connected systems, and lack of competitiveness with existing demand-ma

This study develops a comparative, sociotechnical design perspective for interdisciplinary teams of social scientists and computer scientists. Sociotechnical design refers to identifying both technical and governance challenges and to understanding the ways in which the two types of problems affect and define each other. Approaching design as an open-ended, iterative process, the study develops a triple comparative perspective to problem finding and solutions: across two types of technological s

Community involvement and citizenship have been crucial drivers in energy transitions worldwide. To deepen our understanding of the energy transition and to further promote energy citizenship, we leverage Bourdieu’s concept of cultural capital to shed light on the inequities in community-centered energy transition processes. More specifically, this study demonstrates that cultural capital is an important indicator of an individual’s willingness to participate in renewable energy-related behavior

Data, particularly consumption data, is an essential and often overlooked aspect of energy transitions. Fine-grained data on the diverse sources of energy in the energy mix, how it is distributed, and patterns of use by individuals and households help smoothen the transition to renewable energy. However, obtaining, utilizing, and storing energy data generates concerns about privacy and climate change. We propose that both the need for high quality data and concerns related to privacy and environ

The concerns around the safety of automated vehicles (AVs) persist. This study examines AV disengagements using reports from the California Department of Motor Vehicles, focusing on the multidimensional factors influencing disengagements during Level 3 AV testing. Multidimensional factors include technological, environmental, human, and organizational aspects. The findings reveal that disengagements are not solely due to technological failures but also involve complex interactions with human per