This paper presents results of a three-year research project focused on the emplacement of
Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS) in a living lab setting with seven households …

The recent emphasis on sustainability has made consumers more aware of their
responsibility for saving resources, in particular, electricity. Consumers can better …

One of the great societal challenges that we face today concerns the move to more
sustainable patterns of energy consumption, reflecting the need to balance both individual …

We investigated the impact of a minimal in-home Energy Consumption Display (ECD), both
stationary and portable versions, on household energy awareness and consumption. We …

Smart metering studies typically focus on quantifying behavior change. However, little is
known about how users understand energy information and analyze and interpret feedback …

This paper describes the Dubuque Electricity Portal, a city-scale system aimed at supporting
voluntary reductions of electricity consumption. The Portal provided each household with …

Society is becoming increasingly aware of the impact that our lifestyle choices make on
energy usage and the environment. As a result, research attention is being directed toward …

For the last couple of decades the world has been witnessing a change in habits of energy
consumption in domestic environments, with electricity emerging as the main source of …

Recent focus on sustainability has made consumers more aware of our joint responsibility
for conserving energy resources such as electricity. However, reducing electricity use can be …

Governments across the world are investing in smart metering devices that report energy
use to the user with the aim of reducing consumption. However, the effectiveness of such In …