Keeping energy visible? Exploring how householders interact with feedback from smart energy monitors in the longer term

Energy Policy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 126-134

  Hargreaves, Tom ^a   Nye, Michael ^a   Burgess, Jacquelin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Household energy consumption; Longitudinal research; Smart meters and energy feedback

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY MONITOR; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; FIELD TRIAL; LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH; LOW CARBON ECONOMY; QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS; REAL TIME DISPLAY; SMART METERS; TRANSITION PATHWAY;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; SMART POWER GRIDS;

DISPLAY DEVICES;

ELECTRICITY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84870679467     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.03.027     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. AECOM Limited Energy Demand Research Project: Final Analysis 2011, St Albans, AECOM Limited.
2. Bartiaux F. Does environmental information overcome practice compartmentalisation and change consumers' behaviours?. Journal of Cleaner Production 2008, 16:1170-1180.
3. Burgess J., Nye M. Rematerialising energy use through transparent monitoring systems. Energy Policy 2008, 36:4454-4459.
4. Charmaz K. Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide Through Qualitative Analysis 2006, SAGE Publications, London.
5. Darby S. Making sense of energy advice. Proceedings of the European Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Paper 2003, 6:157.
6. Darby S. Smart metering: what potential for householder engagement?. Building Research & Information 2010, 38(5):442-457.
7. DECC 2009. Smarter Grids: The Opportunity, Department of Energy and Climate Change, London.
8. DECC 2011. Domestic Energy Consumption in the UK since 1970, Department of Energy and Climate Change, London.
9. Faruqui A., Sergici S., Sharif A. The impact of informational feedback on energy consumption - a survey of the experimental evidence. Energy 2010, 35:1598-1608.
10. Fischer C. Feedback on household electricity consumption: a tool for saving energy?. Energy Efficiency 2008, 1:79-104.
11. Giddens A. The Constitution of Society: Outline of the Theory of Structuration 1984, The Polity Press, Cambridge.
12. Gram-Hanssen K. Understanding change and continuity in residential energy consumption. Journal of Consumer Culture 2011, 11(1):61-78.
13. Grønhøj A., Thøgersen J. Feedback on household electricity consumption: learning and social influence processes. International Journal of Consumer Studies 2011, 35:138-145.
14. Guy S. Consumption, energy and the environment. Encyclopaedia of Energy 2004, 1:687-696.
15. Hargreaves, T. & Burgess, J. 2010. Pathways to interdisciplinarity: a technical report exploring collaborative interdisciplinary working in the transition pathways consortium. CSERGE Working Paper EDM10-12, University of East Anglia, Norwich.
16. Hargreaves T., Nye M., Burgess J. Social experiments in sustainable consumption: an evidence based approach with potential for engaging low income communities. Local Environment 2008, 13(8):743-758.
17. Hargreaves T., Nye M., Burgess J. Making energy visible: a qualitative field study of how householders interact with feedback from smart energy monitors. Energy Policy 2010, 38:6111-6119.
18. Hobson K. Thinking habits into action: the role of knowledge and process in questioning household consumption practices. Local Environment 2003, 8(1):95-112.
19. Mountain, D. 2006. The Impact of Real-Time Feedback on Residential Electricity Consumption: The Hydro One Pilot, Mountain Economic Consulting and Associates Inc, Ontario.
20. Mulugetta Y., Jackson T., Van Der Horst D. Carbon reduction at community scale. Energy Policy 2010, 38:7541-7545.
21. National Audit Office Preparations for the Roll-out of Smart Meters 2011, The Stationery Office, London.
22. New Economics Foundation 2009. The Happy Planet Index 2.0: Why Good Lives Do Not Have to Cost the Earth, New Economics Foundation, London.
23. Nye, M., Smith, G.D., Hargreaves, T. & Burgess, J. 2010a. The Visible Energy Trial: Report to OFGEM, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich.
24. Nye M., Whitmarsh L., Foxon T. Socio-psychological perspectives on the active roles of domestic actors in transition to a lower carbon electricity economy. Environment and Planning A 2010, 42:697-714.
25. Pierce, J., Schiano, D.J. & Paulos, E. 2010. Home, habits, and energy: examining domestic interactions and energy consumption. CHI 2010: Home Eco Behavior, April 10-15 2010. Atlanta, GA.
26. Rip A., Kemp R. Technological change. Human Choices and Climate Change 1998, Volume 2. Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, pp. 327-392.
27. Seyfang, G., Lorenzoni, I. & Nye, M. 2007. Personal carbon trading: notional concept or workable proposition? Exploring theoretical, ideological and practical underpinnings. CSERGE Working Paper EDM 07-03. University of East Anglia, Norwich.
28. Shove E. Gaps, barriers and conceptual chasms: theories of technology transfer and energy in buildings. Energy Policy 1998, 26(15):1105-1112.
29. Shove E. Comfort, Cleanliness and Convenience: The Social Organization of Normality 2003, Oxford, Berg.
30. Shove E. Beyond the ABC: climate change policy and theories of social change. Environment and Planning A 2010, 42:1273-1285.
31. Shove E., Lutzenhiser L., Guy S., Hackett B., Wilhite H. Energy and social systems. Human Choice and Climate Change 1998, Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, pp. 291-327. S. Rayner, E. Malone (Eds.).
32. Silverstone R., Hirsch E., Morley D. Information and communication technologies and the moral economy of the household. pp. 9-17 in Silverstone. Consuming Technologies: Media and Information in Domestic Spaces 1992, Routledge, London. R. Hirsch E. (Ed.).
33. Stephenson J., Barton B., Carrington G., Gnoth D., Lawson R., Thorsnes P. Energy cultures: a framework for understanding energy behaviours. Energy Policy 2010, 38:6120-6129.
34. Strengers, Y. 2008. Smart metering demand management programs: challenging the comfort and cleanliness habitus of households. OZCHI, 8-12 December 2008. Cairns, Australia.
35. Strengers Y. Beyond demand management: co-managing energy and water practices with Australian households. Policy Studies 2011, 32(1):35-58.
36. Van Dam S.S., Bakker C.A., Van Hal J.D.M. Home energy monitors: impact over the medium-term. Building Research & Information 2010, 38(5):458-469.
37. Van Houwelingen J.H., Van Raaij W.F. The effect of goal-setting and daily electronic feedback on in-home energy use. The Journal of Consumer Research 1989, 16(1):98-105.
38. Wallenborn G., Orsini M., Vanhaverbeke J. Household appropriation of electricity monitors. International Journal of Consumer Studies 2011, 35:146-152.
39. Wenger E. Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning and Identity 1998, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
40. Wilhite H., Ling R. Measured energy savings from a more informative energy bill. Energy and Buildings 1995, 22:145-155.