Reducing household electricity demand through smart metering: The role of improved information about energy saving

Energy Economics

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 234-243

  Carroll, James ^a   Lyons, Seán ^a,b   Denny, Eleanor ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Conservation motivations; Consumption feedback; Household knowledge; Residential electricity demand; Smart meters

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HOUSING; MOTIVATION; SMART METERS;

DEMAND REDUCTION; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; HOUSEHOLD KNOWLEDGE; IMPROVE-A; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; SMART METERING; TIME-OF-USE TARIFFS;

ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; SMART METERS;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY;

IRELAND;

EID: 84907334401     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2014.07.007     Document Type: Article

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