Entry #72
Rebuilding Urban Communities with Renewable Energy
Akihisa Kimura
Nasu Munehiro
A proposal to let citizens provide surplus electricity (produced through solar panels, etc.) to the local community, in exchange for regional currency. The regional currency can be used at local shopping malls, sport facilities, etc. Surplus electricity from citizens is used to power public services (such as community shuttles), or sold to the grid.
- Metadata:
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• The degree to which advanced technologies (including IT) are used
3 (Low-tech) 1 - 2 - 3 (High-tech) -
• Site-specificness: The degree to which the idea targets a specific locale
3 (Site-agnostic/universal) 1 - 2 - 3 (Site-specific) -
• Degree of commercial potential
2 (Strictly for public good) 1 - 2 - 3 (May profit some parties involved) -
• Time scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
3 (Short-term change) 1 - 2 - 3 (Long-term change) -
• Geographic scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
2 (Small-scale change) 1 - 2 - 3 (Large-scale change) -
• Hurdles toward participation, from a citizen’s perspective
1 (Anyone can participate) 1 - 2 - 3 (Requires expertise, time, money, etc.)