Bridging the Attitude-Behaviour Gap in Household Energy Consumption

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Abstract

The attitude-behaviour gap in energy consumption refers to the imparity between people's environmental values (and attitudes) and their actual behavior in consumption. This paper calls for the facilitation of the behaviour change process that is implementable in the context of one's everyday life to address the attitude-behaviour gap in household energy consumption. Two interrelated intervention design constructs are proposed based on the results of literature review, namely (1) providing consumers accurate information about actionable suggestions in the specific context of their everyday life, and (2) fostering consumers' motivation to engage in the behavior change process towards energy conservation. Smart Grid technologies are instrumental in both intervention types.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2019 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT-Europe 2019
PublisherIEEE
ISBN (Electronic)9781538682180
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event2019 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT-Europe 2019: New Businesses for Energy Transition - Bucharest, Romania
Duration: 29 Sept 20192 Oct 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2019 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT-Europe 2019

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe, ISGT-Europe 2019
Abbreviated titleISGT-Europe
Country/TerritoryRomania
CityBucharest
Period29/09/192/10/19

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