TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of a prepayment meter on residential gas consumption.
AU - Vollink, T.
AU - Meertens, R.M.
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00670.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00670.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0021-9029
VL - 40
SP - 2556
EP - 2573
JO - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Social Psychology
ER -