Journal article
Finding faults and influencing consumption: the role of in-home energy feedback displays in managing high-tech homes
Stephen Berry, David Whaley, Wasim Saman, Kathryn Davidson
Energy Efficiency | Springer Verlag | Published : 2017
Abstract
In the context of reducing household greenhouse gas emissions, in-home energy feedback displays have been trialled as a mechanism to assist households to monitor and change energy-use behaviour. As we move towards technology-rich zero-energy homes, the challenge of managing energy use and electricity generation systems will increase and a new role for in-home feedback displays may emerge. This paper describes the in-home display and monitoring systems installed in a near-net zero-energy residential estate and provides a summary of the energy-use data generated by the systems. It also draws on 25 in-depth interviews to discuss the residents’ attitudes towards, and experiences interacting with..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors wish to acknowledge the support provided by Renewal SA and the residents of Lochiel Park. Finally, the authors also wish to thank Dr. Anne Sharp, University of South Australia, for her valuable advice and assistance in shaping the Lochiel Park residents' interview design. All electronic and interview data used in this study has been gathered with the expressed permission of the residents.