In this paper, we present the results from a field study on smart metering in Germany and Austria, focusing on the effects of providing feedback information on average electricity consumption. Econometric analyses are applied using a cross section of observations for more than 2000 households...

This paper analyzes the effects of providing feedback on electricity consumption in a field trial involving more than 1,500 households in Linz, Austria. About half of these households received feedback together with information about electricity-saving measures (pilot group), while the remaining...

Demand-side load management is considered a cost-efficient solution for ac-commodating growing shares of intermittent renewable electricity production. Here, we use double-bounded dichotomous choice (DBDC) contingent valua-tion (CV) to estimate the effectiveness of a subsidy for companies to...

Serious Games, haben aufgrund ihres wirkungsgerichteten und zielgruppenspezifischen Charakters großes Potenzial Zielstellungen und Handlungsdimensionen zu nachhaltigerem Handeln zu vermitteln. Die enge Verknüpfung von Wirkungsziel unter Berücksichtigung einer spezifischen Zielgruppe findet...