The Effect of Feedback by SMS-text messages and email on Household Electricity Consumption: Experimental Evidence

Anders Larsen

The Effect of Feedback by SMS-text messages and email on Household Electricity Consumption: Experimental Evidence

Anders Larsen

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Abstract

Artiklen analyserer effekten af at give on-line feedback om husholdningers samlede elforbrug. Feedback gives med SMS, e-mail og en web-side. I forsøget indgik 1452 husholdninger med nye "elektroniske" elmålere. Det blev gennemført hos Syd Energi. Husholdningerne blev tilfældigt fordelt på tre eksperimentgrupper og to kontrolgrupper, hvoraf den ene kontrolgruppe var blind i den forstand, at den ikke vidste (og aldrig vil få et vide) at den deltog i et forsøg. Der blev givet feedback i hele 2007 til medlemmer af forsøgsgrupperne. Udviklingen i elforbruget i de tre forsøgsgrupper og de to kontrolgrupper blev registreret for 2006 og 2007 og analyseret i 2008. Analysen viser en elbesparelse på op til 3%. Man skal her erindre, at der i forsøget blev anvendt eksisterende teknologi, hvorfor forsøgets driftsomkostninger var meget små.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Energy Journal
Vol/bind	31
Udgave nummer	3
ISSN	0195-6574
Status	Udgivet - 2010

Emneord

elbesparelser
elektroniske målere
feedback
evaluering

Citationsformater

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