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Online water-use feedback: household user interest, savings and implications.
- Source :
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Urban Water Journal . Nov2017, Vol. 14 Issue 9, p900-907. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- This paper reports on the short- and long-term impacts of online water-use feedback provided via a smart metering trial involving 120 households in New South Wales, Australia. Near-real time water consumption feedback was provided via an online portal to half of the sample. Water consumption was uniquely analysed one year pre- and post-intervention, and in conjunction with login data. During one year of available access, the intervention group saved an overall average of 24.1 litres per household per day (L/hh/d) (4.2%). Regression analysis showed the significant savings of active users related specifically to portal login activity. Significant short-term effects persisted for 42 days, averaging at 63.1 L/hh/d. The article discusses the implications for research and practice, including a consideration of how, in addition to providing ongoing access, online portals could be leveraged further by water authorities to help meet urgent short-term supply constraints such as in drought. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573062X
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Urban Water Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124723653
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2017.1279194