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Saving energy the easy way: An analysis of thermostat management

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One of the most effective and least expensive means of reducing household energy use is to maintain low indoor temperatures during the winter and high indoor temperatures during the summer. We examine the determinants of self-reported winter and summer thermostat settings and control strategies. Thermostat management (especially during the summer) was found not to be fixed, but varied and sensitive to some conditions. Certain groups (younger people, better educated individuals, audited households, multi-family households, and residents of warmer climates) reduced energy use at a greater rate than their counterparts. Households lowered and raised their thermostats during the day and during different seasons and also shut off their heating and air conditioning systems when their home was unoccupied. In fact, many households reported settings below 68° in the winter and above 78° in the summer, the standard temperatures used in many energy models and programs.

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  • Vine, Edward L., 1986. "Saving energy the easy way: An analysis of thermostat management," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 11(8), pages 811-820.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:11:y:1986:i:8:p:811-820
    DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(86)90020-4
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    1. Al-Sanea, Sami A. & Zedan, M.F., 2008. "Optimized monthly-fixed thermostat-setting scheme for maximum energy-savings and thermal comfort in air-conditioned spaces," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 85(5), pages 326-346, May.
    2. Tracey Crosbie, 2006. "Household Energy Studies: The Gap between Theory and Method," Energy & Environment, , vol. 17(5), pages 735-753, September.
    3. Prativa Lamsal & Sushil Bahadur Bajracharya & Hom Bahadur Rijal, 2023. "A Review on Adaptive Thermal Comfort of Office Building for Energy-Saving Building Design," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-23, February.
    4. Xu, Xiaoqi & Culligan, Patricia J. & Taylor, John E., 2014. "Energy Saving Alignment Strategy: Achieving energy efficiency in urban buildings by matching occupant temperature preferences with a building’s indoor thermal environment," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 123(C), pages 209-219.
    5. Jubran Alshahrani & Peter Boait, 2018. "Reducing High Energy Demand Associated with Air-Conditioning Needs in Saudi Arabia," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-29, December.
    6. Wang, Xia & Fang, Yuan & Cai, Weiguang & Ding, Chao & Xie, Yupei, 2022. "Heating demand with heterogeneity in residential households in the hot summer and cold winter climate zone in China -A quantile regression approach," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 247(C).
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    8. Tzivanidis, C. & Antonopoulos, K.A. & Gioti, F., 2011. "Numerical simulation of cooling energy consumption in connection with thermostat operation mode and comfort requirements for the Athens buildings," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 88(8), pages 2871-2884, August.

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