Apportioning energy consumption in the workplace: a review of issues in using metering data to motivate staff to save energy

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Figure 1. Energy monitoring technologies applicable to various levels of apportionment.

Table 1. Psychological and social mechanisms resulting from disaggregation of energy consumption.

	Level of apportionment
	Group	Individual
Positive factors	• Group identification and dynamics	• Highly personalised feedback
	• Descriptive norms	• Descriptive norms
	• Greater levels of instrumentality	• Lateral control
		• Easier identification of energy-consuming actions
		• Instrumentality
Negative factors	Freeriding and conflict	• Marginalisation (‘black sheep’ effect)
		• Privacy concerns