 Information and communication technologies - A new round of household electrificationInge Røpke, Toke Haunstrup Christensen and Jesper Ole Jensen Energy Policy, 2010, vol. 38, issue 4, 1764-1773 Abstract: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) increasingly permeate everyday life in industrialized societies. The aim of this paper is to explore ICT-related transformations of everyday practices and discuss the implications, particularly for residential electricity consumption. The present socio-technical changes are seen in a historical perspective, and it is argued that the integration of ICT into everyday practices can be seen as a new round of household electrification, comparable to earlier rounds that also led to higher electricity consumption. A case study carried out in Denmark in 2007-2008 explores the present changes in everyday life. Based on qualitative interviews, the study focuses on people's ways of integrating ICTs into their everyday practices, on any significant changes in these practices, and on the influence of the changed practices on electricity consumption. The paper concludes with a discussion on the implications for energy policy. Keywords: Information; and; communication; technology; (ICT); Household; energy; consumption; Practice; theory (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:enepol:v:38:y:2010:i:4:p:1764-1773 Access Statistics for this article Energy Policy is currently edited by N. France More articles in Energy Policy from Elsevier |
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