Raising the AC temperature in the tropics
In tropical countries,air conditioners (ACs) account for a significant fraction of energy consumption. We conduct a randomized control trial to examine how people can best be induced to raise their AC temperature by 2 °C over time,to reduce energy consumption. Subjects were randomly assigned to (1)...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | IE |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio IE |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ie.edu:20.500.14417/3012 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.107191 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/3012 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85177619298&doi=10.1016%2fj.eneco.2023.107191&partnerID=40&md5=40b15e9ceddd27d819a17089b34eeb90 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Air conditioning Energy utilization Tropics Air conditioner Air conditioner temperature Condition Energy-consumption Gradual target Incentive Incentive control Randomized control trials Reduce energy consumption Tropical countries Energy conservation air conditioning energy use high temperature incentive tropical region AC temperature Gradual targets Incentives 63 Sociología::6311 Sociología de los asentamientos humanos::6311.02 Sociología ecológica ODS 2 - Hambre cero ODS 4 - Educación de calidad ODS 14 - Vida submarina ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables ODS 15 - Vida de ecosistemas terrestres ODS 13 - Acción por el clima |
| Sumario: | In tropical countries,air conditioners (ACs) account for a significant fraction of energy consumption. We conduct a randomized control trial to examine how people can best be induced to raise their AC temperature by 2 °C over time,to reduce energy consumption. Subjects were randomly assigned to (1) raise the AC temperature gradually,by 1 °C in period 1 and an additional 1 °C in period 2; (2) increase the temperature by 2 °C in one go during period 2; or (3) a no-incentive control condition. We find that raising AC temperatures gradually worked better in achieving higher AC temperatures during the intervention and post-intervention periods. Energy consumption data confirmed that these higher AC temperatures translated into energy savings. Our findings demonstrate the effectiveness of gradual targets to initiate and sustain behavioral change in energy conservation and other related domains. © 2023 |
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