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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
The Effect of a Prepayment Meter on Residential Gas Consumption
Beteiligte:
Völlink, Trijntje;
Meertens, Ree
Erschienen:
Wiley, 2010
Erschienen in:
Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 40 (2010) 10, Seite 2556-2573
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00670.x
ISSN:
0021-9029;
1559-1816
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Beschreibung:
This study examined the effect of prepayment gas meters (households pay for their gas as they use it) as a feedback instrument on gas consumption by households. Furthermore, behavioral determinants of the reduction in gas consumption were studied. Half of the households in the experimental group were issued a notebook allowing them to compare their gas consumption with a self‐set goal. The results revealed that households with a prepayment meter reduced their annual gas consumption by 4.1% compared with the control group; the notebook did not result in additional savings. Furthermore, changes in objective gas consumption were related to self‐reported changes in intention toward reducing consumption.