Deliverable 3.1. Study on emerging and market-proven service and X-as-a-Service business models in the building sector

The energy system is changing rapidly from top-down centralized generation to a system marked by decentralization and an actively participating demand-side. The line between production and consumption blurs: prosumerism becomes a key concept. Simultaneously, the perception of energy changes from a product consumers buy per kwh to a service that provides users with the direct benefits of utility or comfort - a warm home, a lighted building.