How an App Influences Behaviour to Reduce Domestic Energy Consumption
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Persuasive systems make it possible to change people’s behaviour. These persuasive systems build into mobile applications can use the technology available in mobile devices (sensors, always connected and always nearby). This paper investigates how a mobile application can influences the domestic energy consumption. The study consists of two parts: an interview and a literature study. In the interview the usage of energy apps in the Netherlands is examined. The literature study combines the known behaviour changing techniques to reduce the household energy consumption with current behavioural changing apps. The results support the fact that it is possible to reduce the energy consumption with apps. The most successful factor is the existence of feedback in the application. By looking at the energy apps from the Dutch energy suppliers, they have not a substantial direct feedback element. This explains why these apps are not popular and how they can be improved.
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