Making the smart meter social promotes long-term energy conservation

Palgrave Communications

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2019, Pages

  De Dominicis, Stefano ^a,b   Sokoloski, Rebecca ^c   Jaeger, Christine M ^d   Schultz, P Wesley ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85066106973     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20551045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/s41599-019-0254-5     Document Type: Article

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