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En'lightening' energy use: the co-evolution of household lighting practices

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  • Tracey Crosbie
  • Simon Guy

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Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) are a well-developed, readily available technology that could deliver substantial energy savings in the residential sector. Due to this, lighting is usually a preferred target for household energy-saving campaigns and policies. However, the energy used to light homes continues to rise. In order to explore the reasons behind this increase, this paper examines changing household lighting practices in the UK using recent in-depth interview data and drawing upon current sociological theories about the construction of consumption practices. The paper illustrates how lighting choices made by householders tend to co-evolve with the household lighting practices portrayed by the media. It concludes that policies seeking to promote energy-efficient lighting technologies would be well advised to enlist the support of lighting designers, manufacturers, advertisers and sales people involved in the presentation of household lighting practices in the media.

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  • Tracey Crosbie & Simon Guy, 2008. "En'lightening' energy use: the co-evolution of household lighting practices," International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(2/3), pages 220-235.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijetma:v:9:y:2008:i:2/3:p:220-235
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    1. Gazull, Laurent & Gautier, Denis & Montagne, Pierre, 2019. "Household energy transition in Sahelian cities: An analysis of the failure of 30 years of energy policies in Bamako, Mali," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 129(C), pages 1080-1089.
    2. Elizabeth V. Hobman & Karen Stenner & Elisha R. Frederiks, 2017. "Exploring Everyday Energy Usage Practices in Australian Households: A Qualitative Analysis," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-24, September.
    3. Bladh, Mats & Krantz, Helena, 2008. "Towards a bright future? Household use of electric light: A microlevel study," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 36(9), pages 3521-3530, September.
    4. Elena Chernovich, 2013. "Technology and pro-environmental behavior in urban households: how technologies mediate domestic routines," HSE Working papers WP BRP 18/STI/2013, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
    5. Stefan Bouzarovski & Saska Petrova & Sergio Tirado-Herrero, 2014. "From Fuel Poverty to Energy Vulnerability: The Importance of Services, Needs and Practices," SPRU Working Paper Series 2014-25, SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex Business School.

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