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标题：End Use Energy Efficiency in Residential Sector- an Integrated Trans-disciplinary Study
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作者：Jayaraman C ; Sasi K Kottayil ; Sankeerth Santhosh 等
期刊名称：Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
印刷版ISSN：2078-0958
电子版ISSN：2078-0966
出版年度：2018
卷号：2237&2238
页码：229-234
出版社：Newswood and International Association of Engineers
摘要：This paper discusses the results of a study conducted in Kerala, India, among 200 households, analyzing technical and behavioural patterns while selecting residential appliances. The end-use energy efficiency is analysed, focusing on the behaviour of customers and concepts of behavioural economics. A noticeable discrepancy was observed between different appliances and was found to bedependent more on biases and heuristics than efficient technologies. The study indicates that behavioural failures can make individuals act against overall social welfare and their own long‐term interest. Energy Policy and efforts to promote end use energy efficiency shall hence ensure that the set of choices that individuals make is for long term welfare‐maximizing. The Awareness-intentaction gap is one of the most important behaviour aspects to be addressed to, while devising energy efficient technology adoption policies and intervention strategies. Changing the behaviour and practices is probably more important than finding new sources of energy, as end-use energy efficiency through demand side management is a better option than supply side solutions. It is estimated that 3000 million units of electricity per annum can be saved by improving the energy efficiency of fans alone, in India.
关键词：Energy efficiency; behavioural economics; residential energy use; imperfect optimisation; bounded rationality;