2018 Conference

Individual Paper Presentation

This paper explores social science literature in order to determine the effectiveness of various socio-behavioral strategies for implementing Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and other interactive residential energy systems, e.g., Customer Information Technologies and Customer Control Technologies. The goal is to coordinate a channel of communication between the utility and the consumer, and develop energy saving techniques that are both cost-effective and publicly acceptable. Despite the difficulty in encouraging household energy efficiency measures, a collaborative effort between demand response, time-based rate programs, and information provision can help promote reductions in energy use. This paper will further emphasize the benefits of a smart energy transition by referencing a Department of Energy report studying customer acceptance, retention, and response to time-based rates through several utilities’ randomized control trials.