Smart meters and consumer behaviour: insights from the empirical literature

This paper summarises the insights to be gained from a systematic literature review of empirical research devoted to behavioural considerations associated with the use of smart meters and energy information feedback. Above and beyond the mass rollout of smart meters, there are various behavioural co...

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Autores: Batalla Bejerano, Joan Antoni, Trujillo-Baute, Elisa, Villa Arrieta, Manuel Ricardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/170243
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/170243
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Comptadors elèctrics
Xarxes elèctriques intel·ligents
Conducta dels consumidors
Empirisme
Literatura científica
Electric meters
Smart power grids
Consumer behavior
Empiricism
Scientific literature
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Sumario:This paper summarises the insights to be gained from a systematic literature review of empirical research devoted to behavioural considerations associated with the use of smart meters and energy information feedback. Above and beyond the mass rollout of smart meters, there are various behavioural considerations that can affect the way in which consumers react to information enabling the adaptation of their consumption behaviour in response to dynamic pricing. Indeed, many empirical studies have been conducted in various countries aimed at determining how consumers respond to feedback on their consumption and prices (...)