%0 Journal Article %1 JASP:JASP670 %A Völlink, Trijntje %A Meertens, Ree %D 2010 %I Blackwell Publishing Inc %J Journal of Applied Social Psychology %K consumption gas meter prepayment stair %N 10 %P 2556--2573 %R 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00670.x %T The Effect of a Prepayment Meter on Residential Gas Consumption %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00670.x %V 40 %X This study examined the effect of prepayment gas meters (households pay for their gas as they use it) as a feedback instrument on gas consumption by households. Furthermore, behavioral determinants of the reduction in gas consumption were studied. Half of the households in the experimental group were issued a notebook allowing them to compare their gas consumption with a self-set goal. The results revealed that households with a prepayment meter reduced their annual gas consumption by 4.1% compared with the control group; the notebook did not result in additional savings. Furthermore, changes in objective gas consumption were related to self-reported changes in intention toward reducing consumption.

@article{JASP:JASP670, abstract = {This study examined the effect of prepayment gas meters (households pay for their gas as they use it) as a feedback instrument on gas consumption by households. Furthermore, behavioral determinants of the reduction in gas consumption were studied. Half of the households in the experimental group were issued a notebook allowing them to compare their gas consumption with a self-set goal. The results revealed that households with a prepayment meter reduced their annual gas consumption by 4.1% compared with the control group; the notebook did not result in additional savings. Furthermore, changes in objective gas consumption were related to self-reported changes in intention toward reducing consumption.}, added-at = {2012-12-14T16:40:51.000+0100}, author = {Völlink, Trijntje and Meertens, Ree}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2827861024a70510b5ec3ca41663530b4/asmelash}, description = {The Effect of a Prepayment Meter on Residential Gas Consumption - Völlink - 2010 - Journal of Applied Social Psychology - Wiley Online Library}, doi = {10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00670.x}, interhash = {7788ba15956eea7c0a0b18df3e474a78}, intrahash = {827861024a70510b5ec3ca41663530b4}, issn = {1559-1816}, journal = {Journal of Applied Social Psychology}, keywords = {consumption gas meter prepayment stair}, number = 10, pages = {2556--2573}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing Inc}, timestamp = {2012-12-14T16:40:51.000+0100}, title = {The Effect of a Prepayment Meter on Residential Gas Consumption}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00670.x}, volume = 40, year = 2010 }