Digitalization of consumer behavior - A descriptive analysis of energy use in the shower

Ableitner L, Schöb S, Tiefenbeck V (2016)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2016

Publisher: Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI)

Book Volume: P-259

Pages Range: 1389-1397

Conference Proceedings Title: Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI), Proceedings - Series of the Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI)

Event location: Klagenfurt, AUT

ISBN: 9783885796534

Abstract

In order to develop effective technology- or behavior-based energy conservation measures, it is necessary to quantify the impact of consumer behavior and to understand what drives the variance in individuals' energy consumption. While sensors and communication technologies are becoming more and more ubiquitous, surprisingly little data is still available on many aspects of consumer behavior in the energy sector. Water heating is the second largest energy use in households - yet, data on hot water consumption and on factors influencing the variance in that domain is particularly scarce. We analyze a smart meter data set comprising 5,610 individual showers. We find that the average shower consumes 43.9 liters of water and 2.60 kWh heat energy. The high observed variance in consumption values within and between households suggests a large potential for energy savings. Furthermore, we investigate correlations between energy use and consumer characteristics (sociodemographic factors and environmental attitudes).

Involved external institutions

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ) / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich CH Switzerland (CH) Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Ableitner, L., Schöb, S., & Tiefenbeck, V. (2016). Digitalization of consumer behavior - A descriptive analysis of energy use in the shower. In Heinrich C. Mayr, Martin Pinzger (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI), Proceedings - Series of the Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI) (pp. 1389-1397). Klagenfurt, AUT: Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI).

MLA:

Ableitner, Liliane, Samuel Schöb, and Verena Tiefenbeck. "Digitalization of consumer behavior - A descriptive analysis of energy use in the shower." Proceedings of the 46. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft fur Informatik - 46th Annual Meeting of the German Informatics Society, INFORMATIK 2016, Klagenfurt, AUT Ed. Heinrich C. Mayr, Martin Pinzger, Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI), 2016. 1389-1397.

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