کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5065153 1476727 2013 15 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Smart meter devices and the effect of feedback on residential electricity consumption: Evidence from a natural experiment in Northern Ireland
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
دستگاه های هوشمند متر و اثر بازخورد در مصرف برق خانوار: شواهد از آزمایش طبیعی در ایرلند شمالی
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی انرژی (عمومی)
چکیده انگلیسی

Using a unique set of data and exploiting a large-scale natural experiment, we estimate the effect of real-time usage information on residential electricity consumption in Northern Ireland. Starting in April 2002, the utility replaced prepayment meters with advanced meters that allow the consumer to track usage in real-time. We rely on this event, account for the endogeneity of price and payment plan with consumption through a plan selection correction term, and find that the provision of information is associated with a decline in electricity consumption of 11-17%. We find that the reduction is robust to different specifications, selection-bias correction methods and subsamples of the original data. The advanced metering program delivers reasonably cost-effective reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, even under the most conservative usage reduction scenarios.

► We study the effect of real-time feedback to electricity customers. ► We use a large-scale advanced metering implementation in Northern Ireland. ► Feedback results in 11-17% less electricity use. ► The associated CO2 emissions reductions are cost-effective.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Energy Economics - Volume 36, March 2013, Pages 729-743
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