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DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/aaab92 |
Consumers' perceptions of energy use and energy savings: A literature review | |
Lesic, Vedran1; de Bruin, Wandi Bruine1,2; Davis, Matthew C.3; Krishnamurti, Tamar2; Azevedo, Ines M. L.2 | |
2018-03-01 | |
发表期刊 | ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
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ISSN | 1748-9326 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 13期号:3 |
文章类型 | Review |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | England; USA |
英文摘要 | 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. |
英文关键词 | perceptions of energy consumption actual energy use smart meters savings potential residential sector |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000426958700002 |
WOS关键词 | ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ; FIELD-EXPERIMENT ; DECISION-MAKING ; SELF-REPORTS ; BEHAVIOR ; CONSERVATION ; INFORMATION ; DETERMINANTS ; FEEDBACK ; RISK |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/36463 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Leeds, Leeds Univ Business Sch, Ctr Decis Res, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England; 2.Carnegie Mellon Univ, Dept Engn & Publ Policy, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA; 3.Leeds Univ Business Sch, Sociotech Ctr, Leeds LS2 9JT, W Yorkshire, England |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Lesic, Vedran,de Bruin, Wandi Bruine,Davis, Matthew C.,et al. Consumers' perceptions of energy use and energy savings: A literature review[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2018,13(3). |
APA | Lesic, Vedran,de Bruin, Wandi Bruine,Davis, Matthew C.,Krishnamurti, Tamar,&Azevedo, Ines M. L..(2018).Consumers' perceptions of energy use and energy savings: A literature review.ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS,13(3). |
MLA | Lesic, Vedran,et al."Consumers' perceptions of energy use and energy savings: A literature review".ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS 13.3(2018). |
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