Professor Jacopo Torriti

Email:
j.torriti@reading.ac.uk

Responsibilities:

Module Convenor, Environmental Management and Assessment (CE3EMA)

Areas of interest

Jacopo has undertaken research on energy policy and economics with a particular focus around energy demand flexibility.

In recent years, his interests in tools for energy policies, including cost-benefit analysis and impact assessment have been integrated with work in specific areas of energy demand in the built environment, with emphasis on demand side response, dynamic tariffs and the timing of demand practices.

Specific areas of work include Time of Use tariffs, Demand Side Response and Capacity Markets. He is currently Co-Director of the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS) and leading two EPSRC-funded projects: Residential Electricity Demand: Peaks, Sequences of Activities and Markov chains (REDPeAk) and Distributional Effects of Dynamic Pricing for Responsive Electricity Demand (DEePRED).

His recent books include Peak Energy Demand and Demand Side Response (2015), Energy Fables (2019) and Appraising the Economics of Smart Meters (2020) and are all published with Routledge. A video of his professorial inaugural lecture is available here.

Research centres and groups

University of Reading Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Group

Research projects

2018–2023 Co-Director, EPSRC/ESRC "Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS)", total project value: £23,727,343 (Research income for University of Reading: £1,207,211)
2017–2021 Principal Investigator, EPSRC Fellowship, "Residential Electricity Demand: Peaks, Sequences of Activities and Markov chains (REDPeAk)", EP/P000630/1, Research income for University of Reading: £615,782
2017–2019 Principal Investigator, EPSRC project, "Distributional Effects of Dynamic Pricing for Responsive Electricity Demand (DEePRED)", EP/R000735/1, research income for University of Reading: £181,420
2016–2017 Principal Investigator, EPSRC End Use Energy Demand Centres Responsive Fund Spending, project value for University of Reading: £26,842
2013–2018 Co-Investigator, EPSRC/ESRC "Dynamics of Energy, Mobility and Demand", total project value: £4,808,648 (Project value for University of Reading: £183,484)
2012–2013 Principal Investigator, TSB project "Assessing the Benefits of Demand Side Response Participation in a Capacity Market", total project value: £65,994 (Project value for University of Reading: £46,873)
2010–2013 Co-Investigator , EPSRC project "Reshaping Energy Demand of Users by Communication Technology and Economic Incentives", Project value for University of Surrey: £1,241,160.

Background

Before joining the University of Reading in 2011, Jacopo Torriti held teaching and research positions at the London School of Economics, the University of Surrey, the European University Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He obtained a PhD from King's College London, a master's in European Studies from King's College London and a Laurea in Economics from Università di Milano.

Academic qualifications

PhD (Kings College London)
MA (Kings College London)
BSc Economics (Milan).

Professional bodies/affiliations

Publications

Yunusov, T. and Torriti, J. ORCID: 0000-0003-0569-039X (2021) Distributional effects of Time of Use tariffs based on electricity demand and time use. Energy Policy , 156 ISSN: 0301-4215 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112412
Curtis, M. , Smith, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-5053-4639 , Torriti, J. ORCID: 0000-0003-0569-039X (2021) Development of a profile-based electricity demand response estimation method: an application based on UK hotel chillers. Energy and Buildings , 246 ISSN: 0378-7788 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111071
Torriti, J. ORCID: 0000-0003-0569-039X (2021) Smart solar at scale: meeting the UK’s net-zero emissions and clean growth targets. ResPublica ISBN: 9781908027849
Lorincz, M. and Torriti, J. ORCID: 0000-0003-0569-039X (2021) Structural analysis of final energy demand. In: Rubino, A. , Sapio, A. , La Scala, M. , (eds.) Handbook of Energy Economics and Policy. Elsevier ISBN: 9780128147122
Kleinebrahm, M. , Torriti, J. ORCID: 0000-0003-0569-039X , McKenna, R. , Ardone, A. , Fichtner, W. (2021) Using neural networks to model long-term dependencies in occupancy behavior. Energy and Buildings , 240 ISSN: 0378-7788 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110879

Torriti, J. (2020) Household electricity demand, the intrinsic flexibility index and UK wholesale electricity market prices. Environmental Economics and Policy Studies ISSN: 1867-383X | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10018-020-00296-1
Torriti, J. and Yunusov, T. (2020) It’s only a matter of time: flexibility, activities and time of use tariffs in the United Kingdom. Energy Research & Social Science , 69 ISSN: 2214-6296 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101697
Torriti, J. (2020) Appraising the economics of smart meters: Costs and benefits. Routledge Studies in Energy Policy Routledge pp 172.
Cardoso Araya, C. , Torriti, J. , Lorincz, M. (2020) Making demand side response happen: A review of barriers in commercial and public organisations. Energy Research & Social Science , 64 ISSN: 2214-6296 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101443
Torriti, J. (2020) Temporal aggregation: time use methodologies applied to residential electricity demand. Utilities Policy , 64 ISSN: 0957-1787 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2020.101039

Snodin, H. , Torriti, J. , Anderson, M. , Jones, E. (2019) Core capacity: interrogation of SAVE data & social science literature review. SSEN
Snodin, H. , Torriti, J. , Yunusov, T. (2019) Consumer network access, core capacity. Citizens Advice
Torriti, J. and Green, M. (2019) Electricity: making demand more flexible. In: Eyre, N. and Killip, G. , (eds.) Shifting the focus: energy demand in a net-zero carbon UK. Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions pp. 59-78.
Alberini, A. , Prettico, G. , Shen, C. , Torriti, J. (2019) Hot weather and residential hourly electricity demand in Italy. Energy , 177 pp. 44-56. ISSN: 0360-5442 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.04.051
Lorincz, M. , Yunusov, T. , Torriti, J. (2019) Exploratory analysis of family-related activities during peak electricity periods.
Torriti, J. (2019) Flexibility. In: Rinkinen, J. , Shove, E. , Torriti, J. , (eds.) Energy Fables: Challenging Ideas in the Energy Sector. Earthscan Routledge pp. 103-111. ISBN: 9780367027759
Torriti, J. (2019) Elasticity. In: Rinkinen, J. , Shove, E. , Torriti, J. , (eds.) Energy Fables: Challenging Ideas in the Energy Sector. Earthscan Routledge pp. 48-56. ISBN: 9780367027759
Shove, E. , Rinkinen, J. , Torriti, J. (2019) Postscript: can energy researchers and policy makers change their spots?. In: Rinkinen, J. , Shove, E. , Torriti, J. , (eds.) Energy Fables Challenging Ideas in the Energy Sector. Routledge ISBN: 9780367027797
Rinkinen, J. , Shove, E. , Torriti, J. , eds. (2019) Energy fables: challenging ideas in the energy sector. Routledge pp 152. ISBN: 9780367027797
Torriti, J. and Santiago, I. (2019) Simultaneous activities in the household and residential electricity demand in Spain. Time & Society , 28 (1). pp. 175-199. ISSN: 1461-7463 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961463X16656867

McKenna, R. , Kleinebrahm, M. , Yunusov, T. , Lorincz, M. , Torriti, J. (2018) Exploring socioeconomic and temporal characteristics of British and German residential energy demand.
Cardoso, C. and Torriti, J. (2018) Business participation in demand side response: a review of potential barriers.
Anderson, B. and Torriti, J. (2018) Explaining shifts in UK electricity demand using time use data from 1974 to 2014. Energy Policy , 123 pp. 544-557. ISSN: 0301-4215 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.09.025
Yunusov, T. , Lorincz, M. , Torriti, J. (2018) Role of household activities in peak electricity demand and distributional effects of Time-of-Use tariffs.
Curtis, M. , Torriti, J. , Smith, S. (2018) A comparative analysis of building energy estimation methods in the context of demand response. Energy and Buildings , 174 pp. 13-25. ISSN: 0378-7788 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.06.004
Coker, P. and Torriti, J. (2018) Energy interactions: the growing interplay between buildings and energy networks. In: Dixon, T. , Connaughton, J. , Green, S. , (eds.) Sustainable Futures in the Built Environment to 2050: A Foresight Approach to Construction and Development. Wiley , Hoboken, USA. pp. 287-309. ISBN: 9781119063810
Ikpe, E. and Torriti, J. (2018) A means to an industrialisation end? Demand side management in Nigeria. Energy Policy , 115 pp. 207-215. ISSN: 0301-4215 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.01.011
Curtis, M. , Torriti, J. , Smith, S. (2018) Demand side flexibility and responsiveness: moving demand in time through technology. In: Hui, A. , Day, R. , Walker, G. , (eds.) Demanding Energy. Palgrave pp. 283-312. ISBN: 9783319619903 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61991-0_13
Hanna, R. , Leach, M. , Torriti, J. (2018) Microgeneration: the installer perspective. Renewable Energy , 116 (Part A). pp. 458-469. ISSN: 0960-1481 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.09.023

Torriti, J. (2017) Cost–benefit analysis for energy policies. In: Bianco, V. , (eds.) Analysis of Energy Systems: Management, Planning and Policy. Routledge pp. 197-218. ISBN: 9781138746176
Torriti, J. (2017) The risk of residential peak electricity demand: a comparison of five European countries. Energies , 10 (3). ISSN: 1996-1073 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en10030385
Torriti, J. (2017) Understanding the timing of energy demand through time use data: time of the day dependence of social practices. Energy Research & Social Science , 25 pp. 37-47. ISSN: 2214-6296 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2016.12.004

Torriti, J. (2016) Peak demand, price elasticity and intrinsic flexibility from time use activities.
Torriti, J. and McGraw, T. (2016) Time of the day dependence of social practices and energy demand.
Torriti, J. (2016) Energy. In: Dunlop, C. and Radaelli, C. , (eds.) Handbook of Regulatory Impact Assessment. Edward Elgar pp. 209-228. ISBN: 9781782549550
Torriti, J. (2016) Peak energy demand and demand side response. Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies Routledge , Abingdon. pp 172. ISBN: 9781138016255 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315781099

Torriti, J. and Ikpe, E. (2015) Cost-benefit analysis. In: Marciano, A. and Ramello, G. , (eds.) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer , New York, NY. ISBN: 9781461478836 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7753-2_124
Poonyth, A. , Coker, P. , Torriti, J. (2015) A comparative value of electricity storage within GB market mechanisms.
Torriti, J. , Hanna, R. , Anderson, B. , Yeboah, G. , Druckman, A. (2015) Peak residential electricity demand and social practices: deriving flexibility and greenhouse gas intensities from time use and locational data. Indoor and Built Environment , 24 (7). pp. 891-912. ISSN: 1420-326X | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1420326X15600776
Buryk, S. , Mead, D. , Mourato, S. , Torriti, J. (2015) Investigating preferences for dynamic electricity tariffs: the effect of environmental and system benefit disclosure. Energy Policy , 80 pp. 190-195. ISSN: 0301-4215 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2015.01.030
Schweber, L. , Lees, T. , Torriti, J. (2015) Framing evidence: policy design for the zero carbon home. Building Research and Information , 43 (4). pp. 420-434. ISSN: 1466-4321 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2015.1004658
Torriti, J. and Ikpe, E. (2015) Administrative costs of regulation and foreign direct investment: evidence from Standard Cost Model implementation in non-OECD countries. Review of World Economics , 151 (1). pp. 127-144. ISSN: 1610-2886 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10290-014-0200-y

Torriti, J. (2014) Demand side management: potenzialità, barriere, politiche. In: Clô, A. , Clô, S. , Boffa, F. , (eds.) Riforme elettriche tra efficienza ed equità. Percorsi il Mulino pp. 317-335. ISBN: 9788815253385
Torriti, J. (2014) Privatisation and cross-border electricity trade: from internal market to European Supergrid?. Energy , 77 (1). pp. 635-640. ISSN: 0360-5442 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2014.09.057
Anable, J. , Anderson, B. , Shove, E. , Torriti, J. (2014) Categories, concepts and units: representing energy demand in and through time. DEMAND Centre (3). , University of Lancaster. pp 22.
Grunewald, P. and Torriti, J. (2014) Any response? How demand response could be enhanced based on early UK experience.
Santiago, I. , Lopez-Rodriguez, M. , Trillo-Montero, D. , Torriti, J. , Moreno-Munoz, A. (2014) Activities related with electricity consumption in the Spanish residential sector: variations between days of the week, Autonomous Communities and size of towns. Energy and Buildings , 79 pp. 84-97. ISSN: 0378-7788 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.04.055
Torriti, J. (2014) A review of time use models of residential electricity demand. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews , 37 pp. 265-272. ISSN: 1364-0321 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.05.034
Mattioli, G. , Shove, E. , Torriti, J. (2014) The timing and societal synchronisation of energy demand. DEMAND Working Paper
Torriti, J. and Grunewald, P. (2014) Demand side response: patterns in Europe and future policy perspectives under capacity mechanisms. Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy , 3 (1). pp. 87-105. ISSN: 2160-5882 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5547/2160-5890.3.1.jtor
Torriti, J. (2014) People or machines? Assessing the impacts of smart meters and load controllers in Italian office spaces. Energy for Sustainable Development , 20 pp. 86-91. ISSN: 0973-0826 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2014.01.006

Torriti, J. (2013) The significance of occupancy steadiness in residential consumer response to Time of Use pricing: Evidence from a stochastic adjustment model. Utilities Policy , 27 pp. 49-56. ISSN: 0957-1787 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2013.09.005
Grunewald, P. and Torriti, J. (2013) Demand response from the non-domestic sector: early UK experiences and future opportunities. Energy Policy , 61 pp. 423-429. ISSN: 0301-4215 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.051
López-Rodríguez, M. , Santiago, I. , Trillo-Montero, D. , Torriti, J. , Moreno-Munoz, A. (2013) Analysis and modeling of active occupancy of the residential sector in Spain: an indicator of residential electricity consumption. Energy Policy , 62 pp. 742-751. ISSN: 0301-4215 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.095
Bradley, P. , Leach, M. , Torriti, J. (2013) A review of the costs and benefits of demand response for electricity in the UK. Energy Policy , 312-327 pp. 312-327. ISSN: 0301-4215 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.09.039
Barton, J. , Huang, S. , Infield, D. , Leach, M. , Ogunkunle, D. , Torriti, J. , Thomson, M. (2013) The evolution of electricity demand and the role for demand side participation, in buildings and transport. Energy Policy , 52 pp. 85-102. ISSN: 0301-4215 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.08.040
O’Connor, J. and Torriti, J. (2013) Trust, the pharmaceutical industry and regulators. In: Alemanno, A. , den Butter, F. , Nijsen, A. , Torriti, J. , (eds.) Better Business Regulation in a Risk Society. Springer , New York. pp. 157-172. ISBN: 9781461444053 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4406-0_10
Alemanno, A. , den Butter, F. , Nijsen, A. , Torriti, J. , eds. (2013) Better business regulation in a risk society. Springer , New York. pp 328. ISBN: 9781461444053 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4406-0
McKerracher, C. and Torriti, J. (2013) Energy consumption feedback in perspective: integrating Australian data to meta-analyses on in home displays. Energy Efficiency , 6 (2). pp. 387-405. ISSN: 1570-646X | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12053-012-9169-3

Torriti, J. (2012) Standard cost model: three different paths and their common problems. Journal of Contemporary European Research , 8 (1). pp. 90-108. ISSN: 1815-347X
Grunewald, P. and Torriti, J. (2012) Demand response — a different form of distributed storage?.
Hanna, R. , Leach , M. , Torriti, J. (2012) The impact of installer business models on the uptake of residential microgeneration in the UK: Evidence from a nation-wide survey.
Torriti, J. (2012) ‘Nudging’ energy users: regulatory measures to address the risk of aggregate peak demand in European electricity markets.
Torriti, J. (2012) Price-based demand side management: Assessing the impacts of time-of-use tariffs on residential electricity demand and peak shifting in Northern Italy. Energy , 44 (1). pp. 576-583. ISSN: 0360-5442 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2012.05.043
Torriti, J. (2012) Multiple-project discount rates for cost-benefit analysis in construction projects: A formal risk model for microgeneration renewable energy technologies. Construction Management and Economics , 30 (9). pp. 739-747. ISSN: 0144-6193 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2012.692165
Mirumachi, N. and Torriti, J. (2012) The use of public participation and economic appraisal for public involvement in large-scale hydropower projects: Case study of the Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project. Energy Policy , 47 pp. 125-132. ISSN: 0301-4215 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.034
Torriti, J. (2012) Demand side management for the European Supergrid: occupancy variances of European single-person households. Energy Policy , 44 pp. 199-206. ISSN: 0301-4215 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.039
Torriti, J. and Lofstedt, R. (2012) The first five years of the EU Impact Assessment system: a risk economics perspective on gaps between rationale and practice. Journal of Risk Research , 15 (2). pp. 169-186. ISSN: 1466-4461 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2011.634512
Hong, J. , Johnstone, C. , Torriti, J. , Leach, M. (2012) Discrete demand side control performance under dynamic building simulation: a heat pump application. Renewable Energy , 39 (1). pp. 85-95. ISSN: 0960-1481 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2011.07.042
Torriti, J. and Leach, M. (2012) Making the least active pay: a simulation of rewards and penalties under Demand Side Participation programs. International journal of green energy , 9 (7). pp. 584-596. ISSN: 1543-5083 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15435075.2011.625582

Torriti, J. , Leach, M. , Devine-Wright, P. (2011) Demand side participation: price constraints, technical limits and behavioural risks. In: Jamasb, T. and Pollitt, M. , (eds.) The Future of Electricity Demand: Customers, Citizens and Loads. Department of Applied Economics Occasional Papers Cambridge University Press (69). , Cambridge. pp. 88-105. ISBN: 9781107008502
Torriti, J. (2011) The unsustainable rationality of Impact Assessment. European Journal of Law and Economics , 31 (3). pp. 307-320. ISSN: 0929-1261 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10657-010-9202-y
Torriti, J. (2011) The elasticity of demand is about occupancy, not prices: building European demand curves based on occupancy elasticity.

Torriti, J. and Lofstedt, R. (2010) The role of Regulatory Impact Assessment in fighting climate change and the economic downturn: a EU-US perspective. European Journal of Risk Regulation , 1 (3). pp. 251-257. ISSN: 1867-299X
Torriti, J. (2010) Impact Assessment and the liberalisation of the EU energy markets: evidence based policy-making or policy based evidence-making?. Journal of Common Market Studies , 48 (4). pp. 1065-1081. ISSN: 1468-5965 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5965.2010.02089.x
Speirs, J. , Gross, R. , Deshmukh, S. , Heptonstall, P. , Munuera, L. , Leach, M. , Torriti, J. (2010) Building a roadmap for heat 2050 scenarios and heat delivery in the UK. CHPA , London.
Torriti, J. and Leach , M. (2010) Making the least active pay: rewards and penalties for Demand Side Participation programs.
Torriti, J. , Hassan, M. , Leach, M. (2010) Demand response experience in Europe: policies, programmes and implementation. Energy , 35 (4). pp. 1575-1583. ISSN: 0360-5442 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2009.05.021

Torriti, J. and Löfstedt, R. (2009) EU-U.S.: to compete or to cooperate? This is an Impact Assessment question. In: Swinnen, J. , Vogel, D. , Marx, A. , Riss, H. , Wouters, J. , (eds.) Handling Global Challenges. Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies , Leuven. pp. 38-55.
Torriti, J. , Fumagalli, E. , Lo Schiavo, L. (2009) L’AIR nella pratica di una Autorità indipendente: l’esperienza dell’Autorità per l’energia elettrica e il gas di applicazione dell’AIR alla regolazione della qualità del servizio. Mercato Concorrenza Regole , 10 (2). pp. 285-321. ISSN: 1590-5128

Torriti, J. (2008) United Kingdom. In: Frick, F. and Ernst, T. , (eds.) International Regulatory Reform Monitor 2008. Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung , Gütersloh. pp. 87-110. ISBN: 9783867930031
Torriti, J. (2008) The Netherlands. In: Frick, F. and Ernst, T. , (eds.) International Regulatory Reform Monitor 2008 . Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung , Gütersloh. pp. 61-86. ISBN: 9783867930031
Torriti, J. (2008) Italy. In: Frick, F. and Ernst, T. , (eds.) International Regulatory Reform Report 2008. Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung , Gütersloh. pp. 46-60. ISBN: 9783867930031
Torriti, J. (2008) A review of the European Commission’s Impact Assessment for the Third Legislative Package on Energy Markets Liberalisation.
Torriti, J. (2008) Does the Impact Assessment on the ‘Third Package’ provide the correct economic forecast for the liberalisation of the EU energy markets?. Florence School of Regulation (2008/14). , Florence. ISBN: 1028-3625
Torriti, J. (2008) Impact Assessments and emerging technologies: from precaution to "Smart Regulation"?. In: Einsiedel, E. , (eds.) Emerging Technologies: from Hindsight to Foresight. University of British Columbia Press pp. 289-307. ISBN: 9780774815482

Torriti, J. (2007) The Standard Cost Model: when better regulation fights against red-tape. In: Weatherill, S. , (eds.) Better Regulation. Studies of the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law Hart (6). , Oxford. pp. 83-106. ISBN: 9781841137155
Torriti, J. (2007) Impact Assessment in the EU: a tool for better regulation, less regulation or less bad regulation?. Journal of Risk Research , 10 (2). pp. 239-276. ISSN: 1466-4461 | doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13669870701217847

Professor Jacopo Torriti

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