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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ayres, Ian
• Raseman, Sophie
• Shih, Alice

Titel

Evidence from Two Large Field Experiments that Peer Comparison Feedback Can Reduce Residential Energy Usage

Ist Teil von

• Journal of law, economics, & organization, 2013-10, Vol.29 (5), p.992-1022

Ort / Verlag

Oxford: Oxford University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

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Quelle

EBSCOhost Business Source Ultimate

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• By providing feedback to customers on home electricity and natural gas usage with a focus on peer comparisons, utilities can reduce energy consumption at a low cost. We analyze data from two large-scale, random-assignment field experiments conducted by utility companies providing electricity (the Sacramento Municipal Utility District [SMUD]) and electricity and natural gas (Puget Sound Energy [PSE]), in partnership with a private company, Opower, which provides monthly or quarterly mailed peer feedback reports to customers. We find reduction in energy consumption of 1.2% (PSE) to 2.1% percent (SMUD), with the decrease sustained over time (7 months [PSE] and 12 months [SMUD]).