Public Acceptance of Consumer Energy Conservation Strategies

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Olsen, M. E. (1983). Public acceptance of consumer energy conservation strategies. Journal of Economic Psychology, 4, 1-2, 183-196.
Investigated 6 alternative strategies for promoting energy conservation: financial incentives, community programs, efficiency standards, land-use changes, consumption limits, and …

Household Energy Conservation: A Review of the Federal Residential Conservation Service

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Hirst, E. (1984). Household energy conservation: A review of the federal residential conservation service. Public Administration Review, 44, 421-430.

Psychological Strategies to Reduce Energy Consumption: Project Summary Report

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Becker, L. J., Seligman, C. & Darley, J. M. (1979). Psychological strategies to reduce energy consumption: Project summary report. The Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Princeton University.

Free webinar: Power Smart Residential Behavioural Program (Jan. 18, 2012)

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Jan 3, 2012 12:06 pm
This program is a great example of applying the loyalty group approach to progressively engage participants in changing behaviours, using formative research to select target behav…

Overcoming Cost as a Barrier

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Kevin Emerson Salt Lake City Apr 22, 2010 2:07 am
Does anyone have a good case study on how a CBSM approach was used to overcome cost as a barrier to behavioral change? Specifically, I am thinking about a $5,000 - $15,000 range …

Any Data or None at All? Living with Inaccuracies in Self-Reports of Residential Energy Consumption

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Warriner, G. K., McDougall, G. H., & Claxton, J. D. Any data or none at all? Living with inaccuracies in self-reports of residential energy consumption. Vol. 16. 1984. 503-526.
Accuracies of self-reports of household energy consumption were examined among a sample of 2,090 electricity and 1,699 fuel oil and natural gas consumers. Information obtained fro…

Revenue Neutral/Generate Revenue GHG Actions

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Peter Nix Duncan Feb 16, 2010 17:48 pm
I am looking for concrete examples of how municipal budgets can be enhanced as a result of green policies (e.g., reducing carbon emissions). Peter Nix Canada

Patterns of Residential Energy Behavior

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van-Raaij, W. F., & Verhallen, T. M. (1983). Patterns of residential energy behavior. Journal of Economic Psychology, 4, 1-2, 85-106.
Investigated energy-related behavioral patterns, based on self-reported behaviors of 145 households in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands. Energy-related behavior may not be a separate …

EnerGuide for Houses

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EnerGuide for houses is a new energy evaluation program developed by Natural Resources Canada. Its purpose is to help homeowners understand their homes current energy use and iden…

How to incentivize comprehensive home energy retrofits

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Julie Cook Kitchener Apr 8, 2024 13:00 pm
Hi all,   Even with the growing climate crisis and the rising cost of living, it is still a challenge to convince homeowners to retrofit their homes to be more energy efficient. T…

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