Eco-visualization: combining art and technology to reduce energy consumption
Proceedings of the 6th ACM SIGCHI conference on Creativity & cognition
Getting to green: understanding resource consumption in the home
UbiComp '08 Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Ubiquitous computing
Technology-Enabled Feedback on Domestic Energy Consumption: Articulating a Set of Design Concerns
IEEE Pervasive Computing
Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction: Designing for Habitus and Habitat
WattBot: a residential electricity monitoring and feedback system
CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Handy feedback: connecting smart meters with mobile phones
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
Home, habits, and energy: examining domestic interactions and energy consumption
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Studying always-on electricity feedback in the home
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Look Back before Leaping Forward: Four Decades of Domestic Energy Inquiry
IEEE Pervasive Computing
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Previous work has identified that providing real time feedback or interventions to consumers can persuade consumers to change behaviour and reduce domestic electricity consumption. However, little work has investigated what exactly those feedback mechanisms should be. Most past work is based on an in-home display unit, possibly complemented by lower tariffs and delayed use of non-essential home appliances such as washing machines. In this paper we focus on four methods for real time feedback on domestic energy use, developed to gauge the impact on energy consumption in homes. Their feasibility had been tested using an experimental setup of 24 households collecting minute-by-minute electricity consumption data readings over a period of 18 months. Initial results are mixed, and point to the difficulties of sustaining a reduction in energy consumption, i.e. persuading consumers to change their behaviour. Some of the methods we used exploit small group social dynamics whereby people want to conform to social norms within groups they identify with. It may be that a variety of feedback mechanisms and interventions are needed in order to sustain user interest.