Visualising Energy Use for Smart Homes and Informed Users. (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stinson, Jon; Willis, Alexandra; Williamson, Julio Bros; Currie, John; Smith, R.Sean
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 78(2015)
• Page Start: 579
• Page End: 584
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Energy feedback -- Coloured in-home display -- Electricity and gas consumption -- Behaviour change; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: We evaluate the changes to domestic electricity and gas consumption when the occupants have local access to a coloured real time in-home display (IHD). We report the preliminary six months findings of a three year research project involving 52 new build Scottish dwellings (flats and houses). On average, when compared to households with no IHD (n=22) the households with the IHD (n=30) reduced their gas and electricity consumption by 20% and 7% respectively. We found that the IHD was valued by the users for its ability to incite behaviour to reduce gas consumption and reinforce existing electricity saving behaviour.