ID:
publications-4303
Type:
article
Year:
2016
Authors:
Sønderlund, Anders Larrabee and Sonderlund, Anders Larrabee and Sønderlund, Anders Larrabee and Smith, Joanne R. and Smith, Joanne R. and Hutton, Christopher and Hutton, Christopher and Kapelan, Zoran and Kapelan, Zoran and Savić, Dragan and Savic, Dragan
Title:
Effectiveness of Smart Meter-Based Consumption Feedback in Curbing Household Water Use: Knowns and Unknowns
Venue/Journal:
Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
DOI:
10.1061/(asce)wr.1943-5452.0000703
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Water System:
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Abstract:
AbstractAdaptive approaches are required to counteract the mounting threats to water security. Demand management will feature centrally in such adaptations. The increase in the use of smart-meter technology offers an improved way for utilities to gauge consumer demand and to supply consumers with consumption feedback in (near) real time. Such feedback can decrease the discrepancies between perceived and actual water usage. In contrast to the energy sector, however, where the advantages associated with smart-meter consumption feedback are extensively documented, few studies have focused on the usefulness of such feedback when it comes to managing water consumption. This review assesses the evidence base for the effectiveness of water-usage feedback technology in encouraging water conservation. The review highlights the potential value of high-granularity smart-meter feedback technology in managing domestic water consumption. Findings from the papers covered in this review (N=21) indicate that feedback was ...
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