The influence of information privacy concerns and perceived electricity usage habits on the usage intention of advanced metering infrastructure

Do-Hyeon Ryu and Kwang-Jae Kim

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024, vol. 189, issue PA

Abstract: According to the increase in electricity consumption in residential buildings, advanced metering infrastructures (AMIs) have been widely installed in residential buildings. AMIs help households to monitor and reduce their electricity consumption. Although the usefulness of AMIs has been validated, there still exist several barriers to their widespread use. This study considers household’s information privacy concerns (IPCs) and perceived electricity usage habits (PEUHs) as barriers to AMI penetration. AMI data on electricity usage may reveal extensive information about households, such as indoor behaviors and appliance types. This information may cause households to be concerned about invasion of privacy, and such concerns may affect AMI usage intentions. In terms of PEUHs, electric power companies argue that households with undesirable electricity usage habits, such as large amount of electricity usage with unpredictable usage patterns, are prospective AMI customers. This study develops IPCs and PEUHs scales and conducts a path analysis based on the framework of technology acceptance model to validate the influence of IPCs and PEUHs on AMI usage intention. The identified effects of IPCs and PEUHs on AMI usage intention are expected to provide practical information for understanding how IPCs and PEUHs influence AMI usage intention from the perspective of households.

Keywords: Advanced metering infrastructure; Residential building; Information privacy concerns; Perceived electricity usage habits; Technology acceptance model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2023.113851

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