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The question of energy reduction: The problem(s) with feedback
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With smart metering initiatives gaining increasing global popularity, the present paper seeks to challenge the increasingly entrenched view that providing householders with feedback about their energy usage, via an in-home-display, will lead them to substantially reduce their energy consumption. Specifically, we draw on existing quantitative and qualitative evidence to outline three key problems with feedback, namely: (a) the limited evidence of efficacy, (b) the need for user engagement, and (c) the potential for unintended consequences. We conclude by noting that, in their current form, existing in-home-displays may not induce the desired energy-reduction response anticipated by smart metering initiatives. Instead, if smart metering is to effectively reduce energy consumption there is a clear need to develop and test innovative new feedback devices that have been designed with user engagement in mind.
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- Buchanan, K., Russo, R., & Anderson, B.
- Venue
- Energy Policy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-02
- Volume
- 77
- Pages
- 89-96
- ISSN
- 0301-4215 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2028892929
- Cited by
- 272
- References
- 44
- FWCI
- 47.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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