Assessing the impact of energy coaching with smart technology interventions to alleviate energy poverty
Abstract Energy poverty affects 550,000 homes in the Netherlands yet policy interventions to alleviate this issue are rare. Therefore, we test two energy coaching interventions in Amsterdam: a static information group (n = 67) which received energy efficient products and one energy-use report, and a...
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| author | Joseph Llewellyn Titus Venverloo Fabio Duarte Carlo Ratti Cecilia Katzeff Fredrik Johansson Daniel Pargman |
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| description | Abstract Energy poverty affects 550,000 homes in the Netherlands yet policy interventions to alleviate this issue are rare. Therefore, we test two energy coaching interventions in Amsterdam: a static information group (n = 67) which received energy efficient products and one energy-use report, and a smart information group (n = 50), which also had a display providing real-time feedback on energy-use. Results across both groups, show a 75% success rate for alleviating energy poverty. On average homes reduced monthly electricity consumption by 62 kWh (33%), gas by 41 m3 (42%), bills by €104 (53%) and percentage of income spent on energy from 10.1% to 5.3%. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9db3ada7dd5b415e87099df1c416bc902025-01-19T12:19:39ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-0115111410.1038/s41598-024-80773-9Assessing the impact of energy coaching with smart technology interventions to alleviate energy povertyJoseph Llewellyn0Titus Venverloo1Fabio Duarte2Carlo Ratti3Cecilia Katzeff4Fredrik Johansson5Daniel Pargman6Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering Department, KTH Royal Institute of TechnologySenseable City Lab, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySenseable City Lab, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySenseable City Lab, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering Department, KTH Royal Institute of TechnologySustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering Department, KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyMedia Technology and Interaction Design, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyAbstract Energy poverty affects 550,000 homes in the Netherlands yet policy interventions to alleviate this issue are rare. Therefore, we test two energy coaching interventions in Amsterdam: a static information group (n = 67) which received energy efficient products and one energy-use report, and a smart information group (n = 50), which also had a display providing real-time feedback on energy-use. Results across both groups, show a 75% success rate for alleviating energy poverty. On average homes reduced monthly electricity consumption by 62 kWh (33%), gas by 41 m3 (42%), bills by €104 (53%) and percentage of income spent on energy from 10.1% to 5.3%.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80773-9Energy povertyinterventionincomeconsumptionefficiencysmart-technology |
| spellingShingle | Joseph Llewellyn Titus Venverloo Fabio Duarte Carlo Ratti Cecilia Katzeff Fredrik Johansson Daniel Pargman Assessing the impact of energy coaching with smart technology interventions to alleviate energy poverty Scientific Reports Energy poverty intervention income consumption efficiency smart-technology |
| title | Assessing the impact of energy coaching with smart technology interventions to alleviate energy poverty |
| title_full | Assessing the impact of energy coaching with smart technology interventions to alleviate energy poverty |
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| title_short | Assessing the impact of energy coaching with smart technology interventions to alleviate energy poverty |
| title_sort | assessing the impact of energy coaching with smart technology interventions to alleviate energy poverty |
| topic | Energy poverty intervention income consumption efficiency smart-technology |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80773-9 |
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