Making energy visible: sociopsychological aspects associated with the use of smart meters

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1149-1167

  Guerreiro, Susana ^a   Batel, Susana ^a   Lima, Maria Luísa ^a   Moreira, Sérgio ^b  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Justice perception; Risk perception; Smart meters; Technology acceptance model; Theory of reasoned action

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEALTH RISKS; INTERNET; RISK PERCEPTION;

ELECTRICITY METERS; PERCEIVED UTILITY; PROCEDURAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBJECTIVE NORM; TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; THEORY OF REASONED ACTION;

SMART METERS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; INNOVATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 84947864324     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-015-9344-4     Document Type: Article

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