This paper discusses the average energy savings of various smart devices in connection with their average price. By calculating the devices' payback times, a ranking of the tools can be given. The whole study focuses on the average household within the EU-28 in terms of climate as well as in terms of user behaviour. The purpose of the research was to provide a win-win situation for users' wallets and the environment by showing the device which suits both players best. As a result of the research, it was found that the greatest reduction in energy consumption can be reached by an interaction of the smart device and the inhabitants of a smart home. By giving users feedback on their energy consumption through smart meters, average savings of 7.5% are reached. As a smart meter is available for about Euro 80, it has a payback time of only 4.24 months.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VIENNA/oai:epub.wu-wien.ac.at:6759 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Felderer, Astrid, Brandtweiner, Roman, Hoeltl, Andrea |
| Publisher | WITPress |
| Source Sets | Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book Section, PeerReviewed |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Relation | https://www.witpress.com/elibrary/wit-transactions-on-ecology-and-the-environment/217, https://www.witpress.com/, http://epub.wu.ac.at/6759/ |
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