Household energy behavior in Nordic countries—an unrealized energy saving potential

J. Owens and H. Wilhite

Energy, 1988, vol. 13, issue 12, 853-859

Abstract: We conducted survey research in the Nordic countries on household energy behavior and decision making. Several authors have concluded that there is a 10–20% conservation potential in the Nordic countries from behavioral modifications alone. Nordic energy planners have not systematically incorporated research findings on behavior in their incentive strategies for encouraging energy conservation. Further research will be necessary before Nordic energy behavior and decision-making are fully understood. Ethnographic techniques should be used to generate hypotheses followed by broader surveys of specific target groups.

Date: 1988
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(88)90050-3

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