Browsing Environment, Resources and Sustainability by Subject "feedback"
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The Effect of Electricity-Use Feedback on Residential Consumption: A Case Study of Customers with Smart Meters in Milton, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-20)Faced with a looming electricity crisis, the provincial government is calling for Ontarians to adopt a “culture of conservation”, and is planning to equip all residential dwellings with new metering infrastructure known ... -
The Influence of Home Energy Management Systems on the Behaviours of Residential Electricity Consumers: An Ontario, Canada Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-24)The current state of Ontario’s electricity system and natural environment has prompted the provincial government to call for the province to adopt a ‘culture of conservation.’ Answering this call will involve the promotion ... -
Investigating the Relationship between Householders’ Engagement with Feedback and Electricity Consumption: An Ontario, Canada Case-Study
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-22)In this study, 22 homes in Milton, Ontario had their electricity consumption monitored for between seven and 15 months, and they were provided access to their data via an online webportal. The webportal provided appliance-level ... -
Keeping Up With the Joneses: Electricity Consumption, Publicity and Social Network Influence in Milton, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-21)Abstract This study used an exploratory research focus to investigate if making electricity consumption public and subject to social norms and networks resulted in consumption decreases for households in Milton, Ontario. ...