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Attitudes to energy efficiency in student dorms

Influence of awareness rising activities and consumption feedback on energy behaviour and attitudes of specific end-users when they are not the bearers of energy consumption costs were examined. Students’ energy behaviour in university campus has been evaluated. Energy saving competition has been initiated between several dorms and consumption feedback system has been installed in six rooms. Individualized consumption analysis and feedback was performed and re-evaluated on monthly basis. Two specific responses were observed. Consumption feedback has initiated the constant change in students’ energy behaviour resulting in reduced energy consumption, whereas a negative response with no willingness to change was observed in second case. These two specific responses in behaviour patterns indicate the correlation between the initial attitude of end-user and provided consumption feedback. As students do not pay energy costs, they have no cost reduction motivation. Therefore it is most likely for good initial energy behaviour to further improve through consumption feedback.

consumption feedback; energy behaviour; attitudes; students; smart meters

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