Disaggregate Consumption Feedback

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Gerster, Andreas; Andor, Mark A.; Goette, Lorenz
• 署名单位: Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz; Leibniz Association; RWI - Leibniz Institut fur Wirtschaftsforschung; Ruhr University Bochum; National University of Singapore
• 刊物名称: ECONOMIC JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0013-0133
• DOI: 10.1093/ej/ueaf084
• 发表日期: 2026
• 关键词: REAL-TIME FEEDBACK; ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION; Information provision; energy-conservation; selection bias; demand; incentives; taxation

摘要

We investigate the impact of providing households with disaggregate consumption feedback and develop a framework to assess its welfare implications. In the context of smart metering, we find that the provision of appliance-level feedback causes an energy conservation effect of 5% relative to a group receiving standard (aggregate) feedback. Hence, a smart meter rollout will be substantially more effective if appliance-level feedback is provided. We also show that the current regulatory approach to assess consumer surplus overestimates the welfare gains from smart meter feedback.