A BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS OF PEAKING IN RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL‐ENERGY CONSUMERS1
作者:
Robert Kohlenberg,
Thomas Phillips,
William Proctor,
期刊:
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
(WILEY Available online 1976)
卷期:
Volume 9,
issue 1
页码: 13-18
ISSN:0021-8855
年代: 1976
DOI:10.1901/jaba.1976.9-13
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: energy conservation;electrical energy conservation;peaking
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
This study was concerned with “peaking”, which is the tendency for electrical‐energy users to consume at high rates for brief periods during the day. Peaking results in the inefficient use of generating facilities, which may lead to unfavorable effects on the environment, such as the construction of new energy producing facilities or the activation of older, less safe, generating units. A continuous data collection system to monitor consumption of electrical energy was installed in the homes of three volunteer families. Information, feedback, and incentives were evaluated for their effects on peak energy consumption. A combination of feedback plus incentives was most effective and reduced peaking about 50%. Removal of experimental treatments resulted in a return to pre‐treatment patterns of cons
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