Real-time Feedback and Electricity Consumption: A Field Experiment Assessing the Potential for Savings and Persistence

被引：84

作者：

Houde, Sebastien ^{[1
]}

Todd, Annika ^{[2
]}

Sudarshan, Anant ^{[3
]}

Flora, June A. ^{[4
]}

Armel, K. Carrie ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Management Sci & Engn, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

[2] Lawrence Berkeley Natl Lab, Berkeley, CA 94703 USA

[3] Harvard Univ, Harvard Kenney Sch Govt, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[4] Stanford Univ, H STAR Human Sci & Technol Adv Res Inst, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

[5] Stanford Univ, Precourt Energy Efficiency Ctr, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

来源：

ENERGY JOURNAL | 2013年 / 34卷 / 01期

关键词：

Feedback Technology; Residential Electricity Consumption; Field Experiment; ENERGY;

D O I：

10.5547/01956574.34.1.4

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Real-time information feedback delivered via technology has been reported to produce up to 20 percent declines in residential energy consumption. There are however large differences in estimates of the effect of real-time feedback technologies on energy use. In this study, we conduct a field experiment to obtain an estimate of the impact of a real-time feedback technology. Access to feedback leads to an average reduction in household electricity consumption of 5.7 percent. Significant declines persist for up to four weeks. In examining time of day reduction effects, we find that the largest reductions were observed initially at all times of the day but as time passes, morning and evening intervals show larger reductions. We find no convincing evidence that household characteristics explain heterogeneity in our treatment effects; we examine demographics, housing characteristics and psychological variables.

引用

页码：87 / 102

页数：16

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