Sofie Nyström

My research focuses on the role of households in the future electricity grid, especially the expectations on households regarding activity, awareness and technology use. Among other things, I have studied how smart grid technology is installed in households and what consequences this has for households' everyday practices. I am particularly interested in the gap that often arises between societal expectations and households' everyday lives, and what consequences this has for a sustainable and just energy transition. In previous research projects, I have worked with smart grids and energy use in households, microgrids and small-scale production, as well as various projects related to energy feedback. The two research projects underpinning my PhD studies are called Smart grid stories from the home, and Energy communities - a common cause? You can read more about these projects here.

My main supervisor is Cecilia Katzeff.

I have a BSc in Cognitive Science from Linköping University (2014), and a MSc in Human-Computer Interaction from KTH Royal Institute of Technology (2017).

Selected publications:

Nyström, S., Börjesson Rivera, M., Katzeff, C., 2024a. Households as part of the solution - Examining Swedish policy expectations on demand response in households. Energy Policy 189, 114118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114118

Nyström, S., Katzeff, C., Rivera, M.B., 2024b. Home-personas meet energy narratives of demand response: Uncovering mismatches between Swedish stakeholder expectations and everyday life. Futures 161, 103410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2024.103410

Nyström S., Katzeff C., Börjesson Rivera M., Rajendran Menon A., Hedin B. 2021. Challenging the image of the altruistic and flexible household in the smart grid using design fiction. InLIMITS ’21: Workshop on Computing within Limits, June 14–15, 2021.

El Gohary F, Nyström S, Reitsma L, Bartusch C. Identifying Challenges in Engaging Users to Increase Self-Consumption of Electricity in Microgrids.Energies. 2021; 14(5):1257. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14051257