Home Energy Displays. Consumer Adoption and Response

LaMarche, Janelle¹  Cheney, K.¹  Akers, C.¹  Roth, K.¹  Sachs, O.¹ 

[1] Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, Cambridge, MA (United States)

关键词: Home energy display;    energy management;    human factors;    occupant behavior;    residential;    residential building;    Fraunhofer;    Building America;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1219858
RP-ID  :  DOE/GO--102012-3805
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1219858
Others  :  Other: 6042

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The focus of this project was to investigate the factors influencing consumer adoption of Home Energy Displays (HEDs) and to evaluate electricity consumption in households with basic HEDs versus enhanced feedback methods - web portals or alerts. The team hypothesized that providing flexible and relatable information to users, in addition to a basic HED, would make feedback more effective and achieve persistent energy savings. In Phase I, Fraunhofer conducted three user research studies and found preferences for aesthetically pleasing, easy to understand feedback that is accessible through multiple media and offered free of charge. The deployment of HEDs in 150 households planned for Phase II encountered major recruitment and HED field deployment problems. In light of these challenges, the team is pursuing a modified study investigating the energy savings of a web portal versus alert-based energy feedback instead of a physical HED.