The effect of direct feedback apps on households' energy savings

Daphne Geelen; Ruth Mugge; Sacha Silvester; Annemieke` Bulters

Abstract

This study investigates the effectiveness of direct feedback via a smartphone/tablet application on households’ energy consumption. Energy consumption levels and self-reports on various energy behaviours and attitudes were measured for a large sample of households (n = 519) who were either given direct feedback or only indirect feedback through bi-monthly overviews. Even though households with the direct feedback reported to have more energy awareness and indicated to have made more investments and changes in their behaviour, the direct feedback did not result in any significant energy savings. For the design of future direct feedback apps, it is essential to facilitate a households’ engagement with energy management.

Original language	English
Pages	1-4
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	Behave 2016: 4th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency - Coimbra, Portugal Duration: 8 Sept 2016 → 9 Sept 2016

Conference

Conference	Behave 2016
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Coimbra
Period	8/09/16 → 9/09/16

Keywords

Smart meters
direct feedback
energy saving
behavioural change
The Netherlands

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