Real-time feedback and residential electricity consumption: The Newfoundland and Labrador pilot
A pilot study was undertaken in Newfoundland and Labrador to determine whether provision of a real-time feedback device is sufficient to provide residential customers with the information needed to reduce their electricity consumption. A panel based econometric methodology, which controlled for such...
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ftzbwkiel:oai:econstor.eu:10419/66895 2024-01-14T10:08:44+01:00 Real-time feedback and residential electricity consumption: The Newfoundland and Labrador pilot Mountain, Dean C. 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/10419/66895 eng eng Hamilton (Ontario): McMaster University, Research Institute for Quantitative Studies in Economics and Population (QSEP) Series: QSEP Research Report No. 449 gbv-ppn:719677521 http://hdl.handle.net/10419/66895 http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen ddc:330 C93 D83 J14 Q27 Q47 real-time monitor instantaneous feedback conservation residential electricity seniors panel based econometric methodology doc-type:workingPaper 2012 ftzbwkiel 2023-12-18T00:46:10Z A pilot study was undertaken in Newfoundland and Labrador to determine whether provision of a real-time feedback device is sufficient to provide residential customers with the information needed to reduce their electricity consumption. A panel based econometric methodology, which controlled for such factors as weather, appliance and housing stock, and demographic determinants influencing electricity consumption, was used to quantify the impacts of the realtime monitor in reducing energy (kWh) use. The study also provided some important insights about socio-economic factors that influence conservation responsiveness, a feature that may assist in developing targeted energy efficiency programs. For example, the electric water heating households showed a higher savings than non-electric water heating households. While positive attitudes toward conservation significantly increase the reduction in electricity when using the real-time monitor, seniors, in their employment of the real-time monitor, do not conserve as much. Overall, the aggregate reduction in electricity consumption (kWh) across the study sample was 18.1%. The paper describes the experimental design, the data collection, the evaluation model, the conservation results, and customers' attitudes and perceptions regarding the real-time monitor. Report Newfoundland EconStor (German National Library of Economics, ZBW) Newfoundland |
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A pilot study was undertaken in Newfoundland and Labrador to determine whether provision of a real-time feedback device is sufficient to provide residential customers with the information needed to reduce their electricity consumption. A panel based econometric methodology, which controlled for such factors as weather, appliance and housing stock, and demographic determinants influencing electricity consumption, was used to quantify the impacts of the realtime monitor in reducing energy (kWh) use. The study also provided some important insights about socio-economic factors that influence conservation responsiveness, a feature that may assist in developing targeted energy efficiency programs. For example, the electric water heating households showed a higher savings than non-electric water heating households. While positive attitudes toward conservation significantly increase the reduction in electricity when using the real-time monitor, seniors, in their employment of the real-time monitor, do not conserve as much. Overall, the aggregate reduction in electricity consumption (kWh) across the study sample was 18.1%. The paper describes the experimental design, the data collection, the evaluation model, the conservation results, and customers' attitudes and perceptions regarding the real-time monitor. |
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