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E-mail and SMS as a tool for electricity savings in households: report from a field experiment

  • Anders Larsen (Lecturer)

    Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution

    Description

    The paper analyzes the effect of supplying online feedback by SMS-text messages and email about electricity consumption on the level of total household electricity consumption. An experiment was conducted where 1,452 households were randomly allocated to three experimental groups and two control groups. Feedback was supplied throughout 2007 to members of the experiment groups. Data on consumption of electricity for 2006 and 2007 was collected for all participants and control group members. The estimated effects of the feedback on consumption of electricity are estimated to be in the range of 2-3%. The feedback technology is cheap to implement and therefore likely to be cost-effective
    Emneord: Electricity savings, controlled experiment, new information technology, field experiment
    Period18 Jun 2009
    Event title 5th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL'09)
    Event typeConference
    Conference number5
    OrganiserDeutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH
    LocationBerlin, GermanyShow on map

    Keywords

    • Electricity savings
    • controlled experiment
    • new information technology
    • field experiment

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