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Energy Feedback for Smart Grid Consumers: Lessons Learned from the Kukui Cup

Authors:
Robert S. Brewer
Yongwen Xu
George E. Lee
Michelle Katchuck
Carleton A. Moore
Philip M. Johnson

Keywords: serious games; energy feedback; energy; energy literacy; smart grid

Abstract:
To achieve the full benefits of the Smart Grid, end users must become active participants in the energy ecosystem. This paper presents the Kukui Cup challenge, a serious game designed around the topic of energy conservation which incorporates a variety of energy feedback visualizations, a multifaceted serious game with online educational activities, and real-world activities such as workshops and excursions. We describe our experiences in developing energy feedback visualizations in the Kukui Cup based on in-lab evaluations and field studies in college residence halls. We learned that energy feedback systems should address these factors: they should be actionable, that domain knowledge must go hand in hand with energy feedback systems, and that this feedback must be "sticky" to lead to changes in behaviors and attitudes.

Pages: 120 to 126

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: March 24, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-412X

ISBN: 978-1-61208-259-2

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from March 24, 2013 to March 29, 2013