A review of residential energy feedback studies
A review of residential energy feedback studies
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DOI：
10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113071
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发表时间：
2023-04
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6.7
通讯作者：
Rishika Agarwal;Madhur Garg;Dharani Tejaswini;V. Garg;P. Srivastava;Jyotirmay Mathur;Rajat Gupta
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作者：
Rishika Agarwal;Madhur Garg;Dharani Tejaswini;V. Garg;P. Srivastava;Jyotirmay Mathur;Rajat Gupta
住宅能源反馈是指向消费者提供有关家庭能源使用的个性化信息，以鼓励节约能源。本文回顾了基于实地的研究，这些研究评估了能源反馈对住宅能源消耗的影响。该审查包括在实际居住的家庭中进行的研究，这些家庭已经部署了反馈干预措施并测量了能源节约。我们的研究基于反馈的不同特征，如频率、类型、呈现风格和获取方法，建立了能量反馈的分类。研究发现，类似反馈类型的节能效果因研究方式的不同而不同。所审查的研究采用了一系列反馈信息，包括能源单位、能源成本和针对不同受众（种族、地理位置）、不同实验类型（纵向、随机对照试验）以及研究规模和持续时间的量身定制信息。研究的持续时间差别很大，从一个月到三年不等，结果显示节能在5%到20%之间。虽然大多数研究都通过能量反馈实现了节能，但也有少数研究报告称，能源消耗的增加可能是由于反弹效应。文献中的大多数研究采用纵向设计，将当前的家庭能源消耗与过去的消费进行比较，从而得出节约。另一些采用随机对照试验（RCT）设计，将干预组与对照组的能量消耗进行比较。大多数研究是在气候寒冷的发达国家进行的。对大规模住宅能源反馈的研究较少，特别是在空调使用量增加的新兴经济体。我们建议未来的研究在评估能量反馈的影响时也考虑人类行为和文化影响。我们建议学术界和政策界解决这一差距，因为能源反馈可能会刺激家庭积极的行为改变，从而节省能源。
Residential energy feedback is about providing personalized information on household energy use to consumers to encourage energy savings. This paper conducts a review of field-based studies that have evaluated the impact of energy feedback on residential energy consumption. The review includes studies in real occupied homes that have deployed feedback intervention(s) and measured energy savings. Our study builds a taxonomy for energy feedback based on different characteristics of feedback such as frequency, type, presentation style, and methods of access. Energy savings from similar feedback types were found to differ depending on how the study was conducted. The reviewed studies deployed a range of feedback information including energy units, energy cost and tailored information conducted across diverse audiences (ethnicity, geographical positioning), varying experimental types (longitudinal, Randomized Control Trial) and, size and duration of the studies.The duration of studies varied widely, ranging from one month to three years and demonstrated energy savings between 5% and 20%. While most studies achieved energy savings due to energy feedback, a few of them reported an increase in energy consumption which could be due to rebound effect. Most of the studies in literature adopted a longitudinal design where the current household energy consumption was compared with the past consumption to arrive at the savings . Others used Randomized Control Trial (RCT) design where energy consumption of intervention group was compared with control group. Most of the studies were conducted in developed countries with cold climates.. There are fewer studies done on large-scale residential energy feedback especially in emerging economies where there is a rise in air conditioning use . We propose future studies to also consider the human behavior and cultural influences while evaluating impact of energy feedback. Our recommendation is that the academic and policy community address this gap since energy feedback is likely to stimulate positive behavior change amongst householders leading to energy savings.