2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101786
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Tackling fuel poverty through household advice and support: Exploring the impacts of a charity-led project in a disadvantaged city in the United Kingdom

Abstract: This article explores the impacts of a charity project which aimed to help people vulnerable to fuel poverty improve their energy efficiency and reduce energy costs, through providing energy monitors and advice at a household-level. The research makes an important contribution to emerging but scarce research on how charities can help households vulnerable to fuel poverty. Interviews were conducted with 40 participants and 32 participants described how the project helped them (through one or a combination of th… Show more

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“…Smart metering and visual displays are seen as advantageous for less affluent consumers because they can help inform decision making to target actions that reduce energy consumption and bills [122]. The visual cues that smart monitors provide seem to be particularly effective at reaching people vulnerable to fuel poverty and helps empower them to manage their energy use more effectively [103,115]. Considering education levels and wealth is distributed unevenly across communities, lower income and education households are less likely to know how to access and benefit from smart meters [117].…”
Section: Enhancing Learning Capabilitiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Smart metering and visual displays are seen as advantageous for less affluent consumers because they can help inform decision making to target actions that reduce energy consumption and bills [122]. The visual cues that smart monitors provide seem to be particularly effective at reaching people vulnerable to fuel poverty and helps empower them to manage their energy use more effectively [103,115]. Considering education levels and wealth is distributed unevenly across communities, lower income and education households are less likely to know how to access and benefit from smart meters [117].…”
Section: Enhancing Learning Capabilitiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…By gathering data, intelligent management systems based on information technology can precisely pinpoint the produced energy's use and accurately monitor it. This reduces labor inspection costs and improves the efficiency of energy management and energy use, thus mitigating energy poverty [49,50]. Accordingly, the following assumption is made: Hypothesis 1 (H1).…”
Section: Direct Mechanism Of Digital Economy Affecting Energy Povertymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Focusing on expanding the consulting and energy advice components of the schemes, particularly in the early stages, to clearly convey the benefits of energy efficiency retrofits to the occupants may help reduce abandonment rates, as found elsewhere ( Achtnicht and Madlener, 2014 ). Ramsden (2020) shows that advice related to energy efficiency is helpful to vulnerable households when the advice is provided in coordination between government and charities. Seasonality also plays a role in the abandonment of applications.…”
Section: Conclusion and Policy Implicationsmentioning
confidence: 99%