A Participatory Micro-grid System

Design and Decision Support Tool

Energy access and the design process
should prioritize human development
Energy
system

Improved system and Capacity building to

energy access towards enable participation
enhanced towards improved system
capabilities design and management
of shared resources

Community
A holistic systems approach is needed for
community micro-grid design

The design
process needs
to take into
account more
than just the
technical
system
A simulation game
as a participatory
design tool
Experiential learning

Physical limitations of
micro-grid capacity

Monthly tariffs and

willingness to pay

Understanding household
consumption and load
profiles. Also for forecasting
demand growth

And how these affect the

overall system and co-users
Interactive learning and cooperation

Beta version trial run by participants in an Energy Access, Ethics and Development
workshop in Ladakh, India
Participatory design
Players are connected by a
network and household
consumption contributes to
total system power
consumption.

Discussions are facilitated to

elicit collaborative decisions
for system design.
For example:
• System size
• Load regulations or
demand side management
• Tariff structure