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Consumers' perceptions of energy use and energy savings: A literature review

Environmental research letters, 2018-03, Vol.13 (3), p.33004 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2018 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd ;2018. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;ISSN: 1748-9326 ;EISSN: 1748-9326 ;DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aaab92 ;PMID: 37063497 ;CODEN: ERLNAL

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  • Title:
    Consumers' perceptions of energy use and energy savings: A literature review
  • Author: Lesic, Vedran ; de Bruin, Wändi Bruine ; Davis, Matthew C ; Krishnamurti, Tamar ; Azevedo, Inês M L
  • Subjects: actual energy use ; Consumers ; Design ; Electricity ; Electricity meters ; Energy ; Energy conservation ; Energy consumption ; Energy efficiency ; Environmental attitudes ; Literature reviews ; Numeracy ; perceptions of energy consumption ; residential sector ; savings potential ; smart meters
  • Is Part Of: Environmental research letters, 2018-03, Vol.13 (3), p.33004
  • Description: Background. Policy makers and program managers need to better understand consumers' perceptions of their energy use and savings to design effective strategies for promoting energy savings. Methods. We reviewed 14 studies from the emerging interdisciplinary literature examining consumers' perceptions electricity use by specific appliances, and potential savings. Results. We find that: (1) electricity use is often overestimated for low-energy consuming appliances, and underestimated for high-energy consuming appliances; (2) curtailment strategies are typically preferred over energy efficiency strategies; (3) consumers lack information about how much electricity can be saved through specific strategies; (4) consumers use heuristics for assessing the electricity use of specific appliances, with some indication that more accurate judgments are made among consumers with higher numeracy and stronger pro-environmental attitudes. However, design differences between studies, such as variations in reference points, reporting units and assessed time periods, may affect consumers' reported perceptions. Moreover, studies differ with regard to whether accuracy of perceptions was evaluated through comparisons with general estimates of actual use, self-reported use, household-level meter readings, or real-time smart meter readings. Conclusion. Although emerging findings are promising, systematic variations in the measurement of perceived and actual electricity use are potential cause for concern. We propose avenues for future research, so as to better understand, and possibly inform, consumers' perceptions of their electricity use. Ultimately, this literature will have implications for the design of effective electricity feedback for consumers, and related policies.
  • Publisher: England: IOP Publishing
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1748-9326
    EISSN: 1748-9326
    DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aaab92
    PMID: 37063497
    CODEN: ERLNAL
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