Bridging the Attitude-Behaviour Gap in Household Energy Consumption

Conference paper (2019)

Authors

Yilin Huang System Engineering - TPM
Martijn Warnier System Engineering - TPM
Research Group
System Engineering (TPM) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2019 Yilin Huang, Martijn Warnier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGTEurope.2019.8905660
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Published Date

2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Technology, Policy and Management

Department

Multi Actor Systems

Research Group

System Engineering

Abstract

The attitude-behaviour gap in energy consumption refers to the imparity between people's environmental values (and attitudes) and their actual behavior in consumption. This paper calls for the facilitation of the behaviour change process that is implementable in the context of one's everyday life to address the attitude-behaviour gap in household energy consumption. Two interrelated intervention design constructs are proposed based on the results of literature review, namely (1) providing consumers accurate information about actionable suggestions in the specific context of their everyday life, and (2) fostering consumers' motivation to engage in the behavior change process towards energy conservation. Smart Grid technologies are instrumental in both intervention types.

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