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How smart do smart meters need to be?
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governments across world investing smart metering devices report energy use user aim reducing consumption however effectiveness inhome displays ihds questioned since savings small possibly informing consumer consumption kwh monetary units fails give context inform possible actions reduce consumption investigate first time effect replacing simple statement energy use ihd gives detailed array information specifically designed improve consumer energy literacy suggest behaviour change personalised actionable messages set series psychological value systems context identify potential profligacy results carefully controlled field experiment show 1 value framing action prompts significant effect occupants behaviour mean temperature homes reduced 224 c 217 c marked reduction gas consumption220 overall 272 high consumers 2 energy literacy increasing 052 128 04 scale 3 possible target potentially profligate households without inappropriately messaging others 4 engagement high 82 participants finding system useful results emphasize necessity improving energy literacy encouraging energy efficient behaviours point new generation smart meters potential increase energy literacy make much greater savings impact climate change policy