Energy and enjoyment: The value of household electricity consumption
Phil Grunewald; Marina Diakonova Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Abstract
Electricity use patterns can be thought of as the result of societal activity patterns. Understanding the relationship between activities and their electricity footprint can therefore help to develop more effective means to engage energy users and to reshape their demand.
In this chapter, we present a new type of data collection, which expands the focus from mere electricity use patterns to the inclusion of the activities underlying them. Reported enjoyment of activities can give insights into strategies to reshape demand.
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