Heyfield MyTown Microgrid – Feasibility Study Consent Form

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Registration and consent for new participants in the Heyfield MyTown Microgrid Project
Version 1.1 26 April 2021

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I agree to participate in the research project MyTown Microgrid - Feasibility Study (Heyfield) being led by Wattwatchers Digital Energy, Heyfield Community Resource Centre, Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) of the University of Technology Sydney, and funded by the Federal Government’s Department of Innovation, Science, Energy and Resources and the Victorian Government’s Latrobe Valley Authority.

I understand that the purpose of the research is to explore the feasibility of a microgrid and other local energy options[1] for the community of Heyfield. The project will investigate the community’s appetite and the local situation, determine the level of impact for the stakeholder groups/ individuals in the community, gather ideas from local stakeholders, deploy energy monitoring devices, and undertake an assessment of the potential for a microgrid in Heyfield.

[1] A microgrid can be defined as a group of homes and businesses that use, generate, and share electricity. It may be able to function both as part of the grid, and autonomously.

I consent to provide my contact details for and participate in the following way (please select all of the following):

Contact Details Consent *

A) I understand that my contact details will be used to send me further information about the project, event invitations and updates on activities (e.g. community survey) on a regular basis.

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Energy Questionnaire Consent *

B) I understand that my participation will involve the completion of a free energy questionnaire about my home using the MyTown Microgrid Ecologic online questionnaire myself, or with the assistance of someone from the Heyfield Community Resource Centre at no extra cost). This is so that the project can get a better understanding of when and how energy is typically used in Heyfield, assess the potential impact that energy efficiency improvement options could have on its overall energy consumption, and determine what types of local energy solutions could work best for the community.

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Wattwatchers Energy Monitor Installation Consent *

C) I understand that my participation will involve the installation of Wattwatchers energy monitoring & control device at no cost for a Standard Installation and will take approximately 1 hour of my time. Standard Installation includes the installation of the Wattwatchers Auditor 6M 4G energy monitoring device with up to six 60A Current Transformers (CTs) by a licensed electrician into your electrical switchboard with data and app subscription for 3 years. Sufficient space must be available in your electrical switchboard and this may not be available to all participants depending on the condition and complexity to install the devices at your property. Installation may still be available but additional charges may apply. If this is the case, you do not have to proceed and will still be entitled to your free energy questionnaire. Additional charges may apply after the initial 3 year term.

Required

Smart meter (NMI) data *

D) I understand that additional consent and authorisation may be requested to allow the project to access my smart meter (NMI) data for the purposes of detailed data modelling. This process will be optional and I understand that I only need to provide this authorisation if I wish to participate.

Required

Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney and partner researchers at the Federation University will have access to the data from the monitoring devices and the linked data from the questionnaires or energy audits. This will be kept securely in the University of Technology digital file storage and will be shared with researchers as needed for the project. Anonymised data will be made available to other researchers and may be published to show the impact of different energy options on load profiles. Anonymised aggregated data (constructed out of several residential load profiles) will be made available to other communities in the form of typical load profiles in a decision support tool for local energy options.

Participants may opt out at any time, at which point the data monitor will be disabled remotely and the participant may also switch off the device. If participants withdraw within three months, any data already logged will not be retained or included in the project. After three months data already logged will remain in the project database, but no further data will be included.

I am aware that I can contact Dr Scott Dwyer (0451 596 030) if I have any concerns about the research.

I also understand that I am free to withdraw my participation from this research project at any time I wish without giving a reason.

I understand that my data is also being collected under the Wattwatchers Privacy Policy and mydata.energy application Terms and Conditions.
https://mydata.energy/privacy
https://mydata.energy/terms

I understand that the energy questionnaire data is also being collected under the Ecologic Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
https://www.getecologic.com/privacy/
https://www.getecologic.com/terms/

Studies undertaken by the Institute for Sustainable Futures have been approved in principle by the University of Technology Sydney, Human Research Ethics Committee. If you have any complaints or reservations about any aspect of your participation in this research you may contact the ISF Ethics Coordinator, Federico Davila (0403 657 124) or the ISF Responsible Academic, Dr Keren Winterford (0418 910 800).

You may also contact the UTS Ethics Committee through the Research Ethics Officer (02 9514 9772, Research.Ethics@uts.edu.au). Any complaint you make will be treated in confidence and investigated fully and you will be informed of the outcome.

ISF Ethics Coordinator, Federico Davila
TEL + 61 403 657 124
Federico.Davila@uts.edu.au

ISF Responsible Academic, Dr Keren Winterford
TEL + 61 418 910 800
Keren.Winterford@uts.edu.au

You may also contact the UTS Ethics Committee through the Research Ethics Officer
(+ 61 2 9514 9772, Research.Ethics@uts.edu.au). Any complaint you make will be treated in confidence and investigated fully and you will be informed of the outcome.

If you need to confirm the identity of the researchers or would prefer to discuss a complaint or reservation with an independent local contact their details are listed below. The local contact person will pass your comments on to the UTS contacts listed above.

Heyfield Community Resource Centre
03 5148 2100

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