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DOI | 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111742 |
Appliance-specific feedback and social comparisons: Evidence from a field experiment on energy conservation | |
Marcel Brülisauer, Lorenz Goette, Zhengyi Jiang, Jan Schmitz, Renate Schubert | |
2020-07-14 | |
发表期刊 | Energy Policy
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出版年 | 2020 |
英文摘要 | The provision of feedback about individual electricity consumption is a widely used approach to promote pro-environmental behavior. This form of feedback typically invokes social comparisons by informing households about their aggregate electricity consumption relative to others. While previous research has shown that aggregate consumption feedback translates into significant energy savings, the potential for further reductions may remain untapped because households lack knowledge about their appliance energy consumption patterns. In this paper, we present evidence from a field experiment, where we provide residents with feedback about their electricity consumption, specific to a high-energy use appliance (i.e. air-conditioner). We provide the relevant social norm information by varying the reference group of each resident. We find that our appliance-specific feedback is a powerful tool to curb electricity consumption. Residents significantly reduce their average air-conditioning usage by 17% in our treatment groups. Notwithstanding, our effects are not driven by comparative feedback with respect to different reference groups. We interpret this as encouraging evidence to promote the use of appliance-specific feedback to realize energy savings. |
领域 | 气候变化 |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/284173 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Marcel Brülisauer, Lorenz Goette, Zhengyi Jiang, Jan Schmitz, Renate Schubert. Appliance-specific feedback and social comparisons: Evidence from a field experiment on energy conservation[J]. Energy Policy,2020. |
APA | Marcel Brülisauer, Lorenz Goette, Zhengyi Jiang, Jan Schmitz, Renate Schubert.(2020).Appliance-specific feedback and social comparisons: Evidence from a field experiment on energy conservation.Energy Policy. |
MLA | Marcel Brülisauer, Lorenz Goette, Zhengyi Jiang, Jan Schmitz, Renate Schubert."Appliance-specific feedback and social comparisons: Evidence from a field experiment on energy conservation".Energy Policy (2020). |
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